Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Scotsman.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a wrapping of stiff canvas or a piece of wood or metal fitted to a shroud or any other standing rigging, to save it from being chafed.
- noun A native of Scotland; a Scotsman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.
- noun (Naut.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A man from
Scotland . - noun A person from
Scotland . - noun nautical A piece of
wood or stiffhide placed overshrouds and otherrigging to preventchafe by therunning gear .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Etymologies
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Examples
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Another quality of the Scotchman is his love of being right-and, his desire to keep the other fellow right also.
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I remember one, a calcined Scotchman from the New Hebrides.
THE PRINCESS 2010
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I remember one, a calcined Scotchman from the New Hebrides.
The Princess 1918
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The doctor's first attempt had resulted in his calling the Scotchman 'Sor Langusta,' which means 'Sir Crayfish' -- and it must be admitted that 'Anguish' was an improvement.
Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 (of 2) J. Andr�� [Illustrator] Castaigne 1881
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Scotchman is silent upon the subject of "vivers," and wisely talks not of either "crowdy" or barley meal, but tells of the time when he was a sitter in the kirk of the Rev. Peter Poundtext, showing his Christian charity by the most profound contempt as well for the ordinances of the
Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick, North America Frederick 1845
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After Koho had learned that the Scotchman was a man of his word, the first true peace was made.
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Where an unexpected obstacle reared its head: nobody could understand a word the Scotchman said apart from his name, James Aiten.
Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000
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Where an unexpected obstacle reared its head: nobody could understand a word the Scotchman said apart from his name, James Aiten.
Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000
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The irascible Irishman replied that a Scotchman was the incarnation of impudence -- and hereupon a war of words ensued, until the officers 'attention was attracted and brought it to an abrupt conclusion.
Six Years in the Prisons of England A Merchant - Anonymous
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The Scotchman was the best supported, for his manners were pleasing, and his willingness to oblige infinite.
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