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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Scotchman | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Scotchman | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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]: | |
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Scotchman \Scotch"man\, n.; pl. {Scotchmen}. 1. A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman. 2. (Naut.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. | |
