Scotchman

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scotch \Scotch\, a. [Cf. {Scottish}.]
     Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its
     inhabitants; Scottish.
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     {Scotch broom} (Bot.), the {Cytisus scoparius}. See {Broom}.


        
  
     {Scotch dipper}, or {Scotch duck} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scotchman \Scotch"man\, n.; pl. {Scotchmen}.
     1. A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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