Scotch
Scotch , adjective
[Compare Scottish.]
Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.
Collocations (8)
Scotch dipper or Scotch duck (Zoology) , 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 (Zoology) , the sedge warbler. [Provincial English]
Scotch pebble , See under pebble.
Scotch thistle (Botany) , a species of thistle (Onopordon acanthium); -- so called from its being the national emblem of the Scotch.
Scotch , noun
1.
The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
2.
Collectively, the people of Scotland.
Scotch , transitive verb
[Compare Prov. English scote a prop, and Walloon ascot a prop, ascoter to prop, French accoter, also Armor. skoaz the shoulder, skoazia to shoulder up, to prop, to support, Welsh ysgwydd a shoulder, ysgwyddo to shoulder. Compare Scoat.]
To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
Scotch , noun
A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
Scotch , transitive verb
[Probably the same word as scutch; compare Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to English shake.]
To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
We have scotched the snake, not killed it.
Collocations (1)
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.
Scotch , noun
A slight cut or incision; a score. — Walton