SCOTCH

economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting

(adjective) 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”

Scots, Scottish, Scotch

(adjective) 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’”

Scotch, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky

(noun) whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

score, scotch

(noun) a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

scotch

(verb) make a small cut or score into

thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk

(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth’s amazing September surge”; “foil your opponent”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

scotch (plural scotches)

A surface cut or abrasion.

A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch.

A block for a wheel or other round object; a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping.

Verb

scotch (third-person singular simple present scotches, present participle scotching, simple past and past participle scotched)

(transitive) To cut or score; to wound superficially.

(transitive) To prevent (something) from being successful.

Synonyms: foil, put the kibosh on, thwart

(transitive) To debunk or discredit an idea or rumor.

(transitive) To block a wheel or other round object.

Synonyms: chock, block

(transitive) To dress (stone) with a pick or pointed instrument.

(transitive, textile manufacturing) To beat yarn in order to break up slugs and align the threads.

(transitive, obsolete) To clothe or cover up.

Etymology 2

Adjective

scotch (comparative more scotch, superlative most scotch)

Alternative form of Scotch (“Scottish”)

Noun

scotch (countable and uncountable, plural scotches)

Alternative form of Scotch (“whisky”)

Etymology 3

Noun

scotch (uncountable)

Scotch tape

Verb

scotch (third-person singular simple present scotches, present participle scotching, simple past and past participle scotched)

(transitive, Australian rhyming slang) To rape.

Etymology

Noun

Scotch (countable and uncountable, plural Scotches)

(as a plural noun, the Scotch) The people of Scotland.

(uncountable) Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.

(countable) Any variety of Scotch.

(countable) A glass of Scotch.

Usage notes

• Use of Scotch to refer to the people of Scotland is currently deprecated in British English; the preferred terms are Scottish or Scots.

Synonyms

• (people of Scotland): Scots, Scottish

• (whisky): malt, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch whisky

Proper noun

Scotch

(dated) The Scottish dialect of English, or the Scots language.

(chess, informal, the Scotch) The opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4.

Synonyms

• (dialect): Scots, Scots English, Scottish

• (chess opening): the Scotch Game (not informal)

Adjective

Scotch (not comparable)

(dated) Of or from Scotland; Scottish.

Usage notes

• The Scottish dislike the term Scotch and consider it offensive. The preferred adjectives are Scottish and Scots.

• The use of Scotch is generally limited to a few specific cases: Scotch plaid, Scotch whisky, Scotch broth, etc.

Synonyms

• Scottish

• Scots

Source: Wiktionary

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Scotch, a. Etym: [Cf. Scottish.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. Scotch broom (Bot.), the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom.

– Scotch dipper, or Scotch duck (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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, n.

1. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.

2. Collectively, the people of Scotland.

Scotch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scotched; p. pr. & vb. n. Scotching.] Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. scole 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.]

Definition: To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.

Scotch, n.

Definition: A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.

Scotch, v. t. Etym: [Probably the same word as scutch; cf. Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E. shake.]

Definition: 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.]

Scotch, n.

Definition: A slight cut or incision; a score. Walton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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