scotch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: scotch	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for scotch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Scotch adj 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(s): Scots, Scottish, Scotch 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(s): economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting n a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) Synonym(s): score, scotch whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still Synonym(s): Scotch, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky v hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" Synonym(s): thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk make a small cut or score into
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scotch \Scotch\, n. A slight cut or incision; a score. --Walton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[94]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[94]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scotch \Scotch\, n. 1. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland. 2. Collectively, the people of Scotland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.