SCOTTICISM

Scot"ti*cism, n.

Definition: An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen. That, in short, in which the Scotticism of Scotsmen most intimately consists, is the habit of emphasis. Masson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CHELICERA

(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing


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