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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

... cactus-crowned adobe. The Mexican returned with the salt and they sat down together under the tree, chatting sociably. Presently Mead's voice came floating out from behind the wall in the stirring first lines of the old Scotch ballad: ...

— With Hoops of Steel • Florence Finch Kelly

... he were a "statute." I was "citified," Horace said; and "citified" with us here in the country is nearly the limit of invective, though not violent enough to discourage such a gift of sociability as his. The Scotch Preacher, the rarest, kindest man I know, called once or twice, wearing the air of formality which so ill becomes him. I saw nothing in him: it was my fault, not his, that I missed so many weeks of his friendship. Once in that time the Professor crossed my fields with his tin box slung from his shoulder; ...

— Adventures In Contentment • David Grayson

... would dislike more than a rush of you all,' said Aunt Adeline, and they had to submit, though Valetta nearly cried when she was dragged in from demonstratively watching at the gate in a Scotch mist. ...

— Beechcroft at Rockstone • Charlotte M. Yonge

... English, and said he was the harbour-master, and a number of attendants. They wore neatly plaited straw hats, white shirts bound round the loins with cloths, and large white scarfs thrown gracefully over the shoulders like the Scotch plaid. The harbour-master entered in a book the name of the ship and other particulars, and we then accompanied him to his house on shore—that is, the captain, the doctor, and Jerry and I. It was built of wood, nearly fifty feet long and ...

— A Voyage round the World - A book for boys • W.H.G. Kingston

... was a Scotch girl. She was born in the village of Dunblane, situated on the beautiful ...

— Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb • W. R. Roe

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