Scotch
adj. pertaining to Scotland, of Scotland; of Scottish descent n. people of Scotland; dialect spoken in Scotland; variety of whisky produced in Scotland scotch v. injure, wound; cut, slash; destroy, put an end to; place a wedge or wooden block under a wheel to prevent rolling n. wedge or wooden block used to prevent a wagon from rolling on a slope | ||||
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Scotch Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Scotch
(v. t.)
To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
(v. t.)
To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
(n.)
The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
(n.)
Collectively, the people of Scotland.
(n.)
A slight cut or incision; a score.
(n.)
A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.
(v. t.)
To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
(v. t.)
To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
(n.)
The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
(n.)
Collectively, the people of Scotland.
(n.)
A slight cut or incision; a score.
(n.)
A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Scotch
Noun
1. whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
(synonym) Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky
(hypernym) whiskey, whisky
(hyponym) Drambuie
(substance-holonym) Rob Roy
Adjective
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "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'"
(synonym) Scots, Scottish
(pertainym) Scotland
Noun
1. whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
(synonym) Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky
(hypernym) whiskey, whisky
(hyponym) Drambuie
(substance-holonym) Rob Roy
Adjective
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "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'"
(synonym) Scots, Scottish
(pertainym) Scotland
scotch
Noun
1. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
(synonym) score
(hypernym) incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent
Verb
1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
(synonym) thwart, queer, spoil, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
(hypernym) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
(hyponym) disappoint, let down
2. make a small cut or score into
(hypernym) score, nock, mark
(derivation) score
Adjective
1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "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"
(synonym) economical, frugal, sparing, stinting
(similar) thrifty
(classification) colloquialism
| Shakespeare Words |
SCOTCH
to bruise or cut slightly
to bruise or cut slightly
| Grandiloquent Dictionary |
scotch
A block of wood or a brick used under vehicle wheels to prevent rolling
A block of wood or a brick used under vehicle wheels to prevent rolling
| hEnglish - advanced version |
scotch
scotch
\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?l.), the bufflehead; -- called also scotch teal, and scotchman.
scotch
fiddle, the itch. [low] w. scott.
scotch
mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
scotch
nightingale (zo?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\, n. a slight cut or incision; a score.
scotch
\scotch\, n.
1. the dialect or dialects of english spoken by the people of scotland.
2. collectively, the people of scotland.
scotch
\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\, n. a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
scotch
\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.
similar words(13)
scotch reel
scotch dipper
scotch duck
scotch broom
scotch pebble
scotch thistle
scotch whisky
scotch pine
butter-scotch
scotch nightingale
scotch teal
scotch fiddle
scotch mist
scotch
\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?l.), the bufflehead; -- called also scotch teal, and scotchman.
scotch
fiddle, the itch. [low] w. scott.
scotch
mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
scotch
nightingale (zo?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\, n. a slight cut or incision; a score.
scotch
\scotch\, n.
1. the dialect or dialects of english spoken by the people of scotland.
2. collectively, the people of scotland.
scotch
\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\, n. a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
scotch
\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.
similar words(13)
scotch reel
scotch dipper
scotch duck
scotch broom
scotch pebble
scotch thistle
scotch whisky
scotch pine
butter-scotch
scotch nightingale
scotch teal
scotch fiddle
scotch mist
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Marchysgall
Marchysgall = n. Scotch thistle
Marchysgall = n. Scotch thistle
Scotch Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The Scotch Whisky by SDA v.4.20 |
Scotch Whisky
* Scotch Whisky, is a distillate made with cereals and water, fermented only by the addition of yeast, produced, and matured for a minimum period of 3 years, in Scotland.
* By law, no substance other than water and spirit caramel can be added.
* Minimum alcoholic strength of 40% by volume, 43% is regularly found too.
* There are two kinds of Scotch: Malt and Grain Whisky
* For to be named "Scotch Whisky" has to be wholly distilled and matured in Scotland.
* There is no legal requirement for Scotch whisky to be bottled in Scotland.
* Scotch Whisky has been defined in United Kingdom law since 1909, the current legislation is the Scotch Whisky Act 1988.
* There are more than 2,400 brands of Scotch sold over the world but only 250 in the home market, approx.
* The Scotch Whisky are consumed in more than 200 countries worldwide.
* Scotch Whisky, is a distillate made with cereals and water, fermented only by the addition of yeast, produced, and matured for a minimum period of 3 years, in Scotland.
* By law, no substance other than water and spirit caramel can be added.
* Minimum alcoholic strength of 40% by volume, 43% is regularly found too.
* There are two kinds of Scotch: Malt and Grain Whisky
* For to be named "Scotch Whisky" has to be wholly distilled and matured in Scotland.
* There is no legal requirement for Scotch whisky to be bottled in Scotland.
* Scotch Whisky has been defined in United Kingdom law since 1909, the current legislation is the Scotch Whisky Act 1988.
* There are more than 2,400 brands of Scotch sold over the world but only 250 in the home market, approx.
* The Scotch Whisky are consumed in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Scotch Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Scotch
- For other uses, see Scotch (disambiguation), Scottish (disambiguation), or Scots (disambiguation).
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