Scots, Scottish, Scotch
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; âScots Gaelicâ; âthe Scots community in New Yorkâ; ââScottishâ tends to be the more formal term as in âThe Scottish Symphonyâ or âScottish authorsâ or âScottish mountainsââ; ââScotchâ is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as âScotch brothâ or âScotch whiskeyâ or âScotch plaidââ
Scottish, Scots, Scots English
(noun) the dialect of English used in Scotland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Scot"tish, a. Etym: [From Scot a Scotchman: cf. AS. Scyttisc, and E. Scotch, a., Scots, a.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; âthe Nubian desert stretched out before them endlesslyâ
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be âdancingâ after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatâs how the first coffee drink was born.
