Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Scottish.
- adjective Offensive Frugal or stingy.
- noun The people of Scotland.
- noun Scots.
- noun Scotch whisky.
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- noun The people of Scotland.
- noun uncountable
Whisky made inScotland . - noun countable Any variety of Scotch.
- noun countable A glass of Scotch.
- proper noun The Scottish
dialect ofEnglish , or theScots language. - proper noun chess, informal The
opening 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4. - adjective dated Of or from
Scotland ;Scottish .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Scotch Banks and System of Issue_ (1873); W. Mitchell, _Scotch Banks and
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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Is the term Scotch used to define a style or where it is made?
Latest Articles 2009
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He locked them up in Scotch College Boat shed and VVnW paid rent all those years on storage for boats they couldn't access.
Decide for Yourself 2010
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Scotch is great with ice, like vegemite is great with toast.
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An altar to Ezili Dantor was set on a stage, surrounded by offerings that included the usual—flowers and candles—and the less than usual: Florida Water perfume, Haitian rum and Dewar's White Label Scotch all things Ezili is partial to.
With the Voodoo Crowd Sumathi Reddy 2011
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Plainfielders who read the coverage of Councilor Davis 'DWI trial in Scotch Plains municipal court this morning -- in the Courier and the Plaintalker -- may have sighed when they came to the part about Plainfield not seeming to comply with the discovery order -- that is, o supply materials requested by the defense in a timely fashion.
Davis DWI: Missing documentation sparks speculation Dan 2008
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Scotch is made with barley and has “other whole grains” added, and the other whole grains appear to include wheat.
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Scotch is made with barley and has “other whole grains” added, and the other whole grains appear to include wheat.
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At the 1930 annual meeting, he referred to the Scotch lords of the Distillers Company as “our old country friends.”
LAST CALL DANIEL OKRENT 2010
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Scotch is made with barley and has “other whole grains” added, and the other whole grains appear to include wheat.
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