5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Welch \Welch\, a. See {Welsh}. [R.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Welsh \Welsh\, a. [AS. w[ae]lisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger, foreigner, not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael; akin to OHG. walh, whence G. w[aum]lsch or welsch, Celtic, Welsh, Italian, French, Foreign, strange, OHG. walhisc; from the name of a Celtic tribe. See {Walnut}.] Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants. [Sometimes written also {Welch}.] [1913 Webster] {Welsh flannel}, a fine kind of flannel made from the fleece of the flocks of the Welsh mountains, and largely manufactured by hand. {Welsh glaive}, or {Welsh hook}, a weapon of war used in former times by the Welsh, commonly regarded as a kind of poleax. --Fairholt. --Craig. {Welsh mortgage} (O. Eng. Law), a species of mortgage, being a conveyance of an estate, redeemable at any time on payment of the principal, with an understanding that the profits in the mean time shall be received by the mortgagee without account, in satisfaction of interest. --Burrill. {Welsh mutton}, a choice and delicate kind of mutton obtained from a breed of small sheep in Wales. {Welsh onion} (Bot.), a kind of onion ({Allium fistulosum}) having hollow inflated stalks and leaves, but scarcely any bulb, a native of Siberia. It is said to have been introduced from Germany, and is supposed to have derived its name from the German term w[aum]lsch foreign. {Welsh parsley}, hemp, or halters made from hemp. [Obs. & Jocular] --J. Fletcher. {Welsh rabbit}. See under {Rabbit}. [1913 Webster] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Welch, MN Zip code(s): 55033, 55089 Welch, OK (town, FIPS 79750) Location: 36.87453 N, 95.09524 W Population (1990): 499 (255 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74369 Welch, TX Zip code(s): 79377 Welch, WV (city, FIPS 85228) Location: 37.43282 N, 81.58150 W Population (1990): 3028 (1628 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24801 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Welch, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 597 Housing Units (2000): 295 Land area (2000): 0.456193 sq. miles (1.181534 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.456193 sq. miles (1.181534 sq. km) FIPS code: 79750 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 36.874605 N, 95.093805 W ZIP Codes (1990): 74369 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Welch, OK Welch From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Welch, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia Population (2000): 2683 Housing Units (2000): 1453 Land area (2000): 3.267571 sq. miles (8.462969 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.267571 sq. miles (8.462969 sq. km) FIPS code: 85228 Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 37.437323 N, 81.579002 W ZIP Codes (1990): 24801 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Welch, WV Welch
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