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Scotch

noun

1.

A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally). Synonym: score.

2.

Whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still. Synonyms: malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky.

adjective

1.

Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language. Synonyms: Scots, Scottish. "The Scots community in New York" , "'Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in 'The Scottish Symphony' or 'Scottish authors' or 'Scottish mountains'" , "'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' or 'Scotch plaid'"

2.

Avoiding waste. Synonyms: economical, frugal, sparing, stinting. "An economical shopper" , "A frugal farmer" , "A frugal lunch" , "A sparing father and a spending son" , "Sparing in their use of heat and light" , "Stinting in bestowing gifts" , "Thrifty because they remember the great Depression" , "'scotch' is used only informally"

verb

(past & past part. scotched; pres. part. scotching)

1.

Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. Synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, spoil, thwart. "Foil your opponent"

2.

Make a small cut or score into.

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"Scotch" Quotes from Famous Books

... securely. Entertained very kindly by the Dutch. Sent to Manaar, Received there by the Captain of the Castle, Who intended they should Sail the next day to Jafnipatan to the Governor. They meet here with a Scotch and Irish Man. The People Flock to see them. They are ordered a longer stay. They ...

— An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies • Robert Knox

... come in?" called Edgar from the tiny dining-room to Polly, who had laid aside her Sunday finery and was clad in brown Scotch gingham mostly covered with ...

— Polly Oliver's Problem • Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

... concerns the welfare of the people. The Queen and the Prince-Consort came to Scotland in 1842 in the Royal George yacht, and, tired and giddy, drove to Dalkeith Palace, where they were guests of the Duke of Buccleuch. The Queen tasted real Scotch fare at breakfast, oatmeal porridge and 'Finnan haddies.' She saw the sights of Edinburgh, and in driving through the Highlands afterwards, had a reception from ...

— Queen Victoria • Anonymous

... Panurge, did am, did am; he says blew; but, for my part, I believe as little of it as I can. For one day by chance I happened to read a chapter of them at Poictiers, at the most decretalipotent Scotch doctor's, and old Nick turn me into bumfodder, if this did not make me so hide-bound and costive, that for four or five days I hardly scumbered one poor butt of sir-reverence; and that, too, was full as dry and hard, I protest, as Catullus tells ...

— Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. • Francois Rabelais

... referred to by Pepys in his Diary, January 2, 1665-6 as "the little Scotch song of Barbary Allen." It was first printed by Allan Ramsay (in 1724) in his "Tea-Table Miscellany." In the same work Allan Ramsay was also the first ...

— A Bundle of Ballads • Various

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