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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scotch \Scotch\, adjective [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scotchman \Scotch"man\, noun; 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Scotchman
noun: a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: {Scot}, {Scotsman}]
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