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Scotchman

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scotch \Scotch\, a. [Cf. {Scottish}.]
   Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its
   inhabitants; Scottish.

   {Scotch broom} (Bot.), the {Cytisus scoparius}. See {Broom}.
      

   {Scotch dipper}, or {Scotch duck} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Scotchman \Scotch"man\, n.; pl. {Scotchmen}.
   1. A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.

   2. (Naut.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds
      and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
      --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Source : WordNet®

Scotchman
     n : a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: {Scot}, {Scotsman}]
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