Scotch (sk ch)n. 1. (used with a pl. verb) The people of Scotland. 2. Scots. 3. Scotch whisky. adj. 1. Scottish. See Usage Note at Scottish. 2. Offensive Frugal with one's money. [Contraction of Scottish.] |
| scotch 1 (skch) tr.v. scotched, scotch·ing, scotch·es 1. To put an abrupt end to: The prime minister scotched the rumors of her illness with a public appearance. 2. To injure so as to render harmless. 3. To cut or score. n. 1. A surface cut or abrasion. 2. A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch. [Middle English scocchen, to cut, perhaps from Anglo-Norman escocher, to notch : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + Old French coche, notch (probably from Latin coccum, scarlet oak berry, from Greek kokkos).] |
| scotch 2 (skch) tr.v. scotched, scotch·ing, scotch·es To block (a wheel, for example) with a prop to prevent rolling or slipping. n. A block or wedge used as a prop behind or under an object likely to roll. [Origin unknown.] |
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