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Scotch
Scotch Scotch, n.
A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping;
as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
ScotchScotch Scotch, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf.
Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E.
shake.]
To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
We have scotched the snake, not killed it. --Shak.
Scotched collops (Cookery), a dish made of pieces of beef
or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with
onion and other condiments; -- called also Scotch
collops. [Written also scotcht collops.] ScotchScotch Scotch, a. [Cf. Scottish.]
Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its
inhabitants; Scottish.
Scotch broom (Bot.), the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom.
Scotch dipper, or Scotch duck (Zo["o]l.), the bufflehead;
-- called also Scotch teal, and Scotchman.
Scotch fiddle, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott.
Scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
Scotch nightingale (Zo["o]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov.
Eng.]
Scotch pebble. See under pebble.
Scotch pine (Bot.) See Riga fir.
Scotch thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle (Onopordon
acanthium); -- so called from its being the national
emblem of the Scotch. Scotch
Scotch Scotch, n.
1. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of
Scotland.
2. Collectively, the people of Scotland.
ScotchScotch Scotch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scotched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scotching.] [Cf. Prov. E. scote a prop, and Walloon ascot a
prop, ascoter to prop, F. accoter, also Armor. skoaz the
shoulder, skoazia to shoulder up, to prop, to support, W.
ysgwydd a shoulder, ysgwyddo to shoulder. Cf. Scoat.]
[Written also scoatch, scoat.]
To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc.,
as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping. Scotch
Scotch Scotch, n.
A slight cut or incision; a score. --Walton.
Meaning of Scotch from wikipedia
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Scotch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Scotch most
commonly refers to:
Scotch (adjective), a
largely obsolescent adjective meaning "of or...
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Scotch whisky (Scottish Gaelic: uisge-beatha na h-Alba; Scots: whisky/whiskie [ˈʍɪski] or whusk(e)y [ˈʍʌski]),
often simply called whisky or
Scotch, is...
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Scotch Tape is a
brand name used for pressure-sensitive
tapes developed by 3M. It was
first introduced by
Richard Drew, who
created the
initial masking...
- The
Scotch Game, or
Scotch Opening, is a
chess opening that
begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
Ercole del Rio, in his 1750
treatise Sopra...
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Scotch egg is a
boiled egg
wrapped in
sausage meat,
coated in
breadcrumbs and
baked or deep-fried. Look up
Scotch egg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary...
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Scotch-Irish
Americans are
American descendants of
primarily Ulster Scots people who
emigrated from
Ulster (Ireland's
northernmost province) to the United...
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Scotch bonnet (also
known as
Bonney peppers, or
Caribbean red peppers) is a
variety of
chili pepper named for its
supposed resemblance to a
Scottish tam...
- word
Scotch is now only
applied to
specific products,
mostly food or drink, such as
Scotch whisky,
Scotch pie and
Scotch broth. The verb to
scotch is unrelated...
- P****port
Scotch, also
called P****port
Blended Scotch Whisky, is a
brand of
scotch whisky produced by the
Chivas Brothers subsidiary of
Pernod Ricard in...
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Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irish may
refer to:
Ulster Scots people, an
ethnic group in Ulster, Ireland, who
trace their roots to
settlers from
Scotland Scotch-Irish...
