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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WELP, v. In phr. to let welp, to let fly, to lash out at, to thrash.Ayr. 1901 G. Douglas Green Shutters vii.:
Auld Gemmel needn't have let welp at me for being late this morning.

[Phs. merely a mistake for Eng. welt or a conflation of it with wallop.]

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