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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
   1913 webster
see also:
scotched scotching scoat scoatch scoat 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scotch \scotch\, a. cf. scottish.
   of or pertaining to scotland, its language, or its
   inhabitants; scottish.
   1913 webster

   scotch broom bot., the cytisus scoparius. see broom.
      

   scotch dipper, or scotch duck zool., 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 zool., 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
scottish scotch broom cytisus scoparius broom scotch dipper scotch duck 
scotch teal scotchman scotch fiddle scotch mist scotch nightingale 
scotch pebble pebble scotch pine riga fir scotch thistle 
onopordon acanthium 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scotch \scotch\, n.
   1. the dialect or dialects of english spoken by the people of
      scotland.
      1913 webster

   2. collectively, the people of scotland.
      1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
   1913 webster

         we have scotched the snake, not killed it. --shak.
   1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
scotched collops scotch collops scotcht collops 
[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scotch \scotch\, n.
   a slight cut or incision; a score. --walton.
   1913 webster

[7] : WordNet (r) 2.0
scotch
     adj 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'" syn: scots, scottish
     2: 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" syn: economical, frugal, sparing,
         stinting
     n 1: a slight surface cut especially a notch that is made to
          keep a tally syn: score
     2: whiskey distilled in scotland; especially whiskey made from
        malted barley in a pot still syn: scotch whiskey, scotch
        whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky
     v 1: hinder or prevent the efforts, plans, or desires of; "what
          ultimately frustrated every challenger was ruth's
          amazing september surge"; "foil your opponent" syn: thwart,
           queer, spoil, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle,
           bilk
     2: make a small cut or score into
see also:
scots scottish economical frugal sparing stinting 
score scotch whiskey scotch whisky malt whiskey malt whisky 
thwart queer spoil foil cross 
frustrate baffle bilk 
[8] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
26 moby thesaurus words for "scotch":
   canny, careful, chary, cheeseparing, conserving, economic,
   economical, economizing, forehanded, frugal, labor-saving,
   money-saving, parsimonious, penny-wise, provident, prudent,
   prudential, saving, scrimping, skimping, spare, sparing, thrifty,
   time-saving, unwasteful, wary




[9] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
255 moby thesaurus words for "scotch":
   vandyke, abrade, arrest, baffle, balk, bark, bearing rein,
   birthmark, bit, blast, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, bloody,
   blotch, bottle up, brake, brand, brave, break, burn, caste mark,
   chafe, chain, chalk, chalk up, challenge, check, check off,
   checkmark, checkmate, checkrein, chip, chock, chop, cicatrix,
   cicatrize, circumvent, claw, cleft, clog, confound, confront,
   contravene, counter, counteract, countercheck, countermand,
   counterwork, crack, craze, crena, crenellate, crenulate, crimp,
   cross, curb, curb bit, cut, dam up, damp, dampen, damper, dapple,
   dash, defeat, define, defy, delay, delimit, demarcate, depression,
   destroy, detain, discolor, discoloration, discomfit, disconcert,
   discountenance, dish, disrupt, doorstop, dot, drag, drag sail,
   drift anchor, drift sail, drogue, earmark, elude, engrave,
   engraving, fetter, fleck, flick, flummox, foil, fracture, fray,
   frazzle, freckle, fret, frustrate, gall, gash, graving, hack,
   hatch, hinder, hold back, hold in check, hold up, holdback, hurt,
   impede, impress, imprint, incise, incision, indent, indentation,
   inhibit, injure, intercept, interfere, intermeddle, interrupt,
   intervene, jag, jog, joggle, jot, keep back, keep in check, kerf,
   knock the chocks, knurl, lacerate, lentigo, line, machicolate,
   macula, maim, make a mark, make mincemeat of, mark, mark off,
   mark out, marking, martingale, maul, meddle, mill, mole, mottle,
   mutilate, nevus, nick, nock, nonplus, notch, oppose, patch, pelham,
   pencil, pepper, perplex, picot, pierce, pink, point, polka dot,
   prick, print, punch, punctuate, puncture, remora, rend, repress,
   resist, restrain, retard, riddle, rip, ruin, run, rupture,
   sabotage, savage, scald, scallop, scar, scarification, scarify,
   scorch, score, scrape, scratch, scratching, scuff, sea anchor,
   seal, seam, serrate, set back, shackle, skin, slacken, slash, slit,
   snaffle, snub, speck, speckle, spike, splash, splotch, spoil,
   spoke, spot, sprain, stab, stain, stamp, stay, stick, stigma,
   stigmatize, stonewall, stop, strain, strawberry mark, streak,
   striate, stripe, stump, suppress, tattoo, tattoo mark, tear,
   thwart, tick, tick off, tittle, tooth, trace, trammel, traumatize,
   underline, underscore, upset, watermark, wound, wrench





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Scotch Whisky >> S Words
Scotch Whisky, definition of term: Scotch Whisky
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Scotch Thistle >> S Words
Scotch Thistle, definition of term: Scotch Thistle
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Scotch Fiddle >> S Words
Scotch Fiddle, definition of term: Scotch Fiddle
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Scotch Egg >> S Words
Scotch Egg, definition of term: Scotch Egg
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Scotch Tape >> S Words
Scotch Tape, definition of term: Scotch Tape
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