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scotch
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scotch
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scotch
(encz) | scotch,zmařit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Scotch
(gcide) | Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf.
Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E.
shake.]
To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
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We have scotched the snake, not killed it. --Shak.
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Scotched collops (Cookery), a dish made of pieces of beef
or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with
onion and other condiments; -- called also {Scotch
collops}. [Written also scotcht collops.]
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Scotch
(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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Scotch
(gcide) | Scotch \Scotch\, n.
1. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of
Scotland.
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2. Collectively, the people of Scotland.
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Scotch
(gcide) | Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scotched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scotching.] [Cf. Prov. E. scote a prop, and Walloon ascot a
prop, ascoter to prop, F. accoter, also Armor. skoaz the
shoulder, skoazia to shoulder up, to prop, to support, W.
ysgwydd a shoulder, ysgwyddo to shoulder. Cf. Scoat.]
[Written also scoatch, scoat.]
To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc.,
as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
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Scotch
(gcide) | Scotch \Scotch\, n.
A slight cut or incision; a score. --Walton.
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Scotch
(gcide) | Scotch \Scotch\, n.
A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping;
as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
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scotch
(wn) | Scotch
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its
people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic
language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New
York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in
`The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or
`Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with
Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland
except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or
`Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: Scots,
Scottish, Scotch]
2: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical
shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing
father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and
light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they
remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only
informally" [syn: economical, frugal, scotch,
sparing, stinting]
n 1: a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to
keep a tally) [syn: score, scotch]
2: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, {Scotch
whiskey}, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky,
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky]
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross,
frustrate, baffle, bilk]
2: make a small cut or score into |
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scotch
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butterscotch
(encz) | butterscotch,karamelový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
hopscotch
(encz) | hopscotch,školka n: Ivan Masár |
scotch
(encz) | scotch,zastavit v: Zdeněk Brožscotch,zmařit v: Zdeněk Brož |
scotch tape
(encz) | Scotch tape,izolepa n: Zdeněk Brož |
scotch terrier
(encz) | Scotch terrier,plemeno psa n: Zdeněk Brož |
scotch whisky
(encz) | Scotch whisky,druh whisky Zdeněk BrožScotch whisky,skotská whisky IvČa |
scotches
(encz) | scotches, |
scotchgard
(encz) | Scotchgard, |
scotchman
(encz) | Scotchman,obyvatel Skotska n: Zdeněk BrožScotchman,Skot n: [male] IvČa |
scotchwoman
(encz) | Scotchwoman,Skotka n: [female] IvČa |
Ancient and Accepted Scotch Rite
(gcide) | Scotch rite \Scotch rite\ (Freemasonry)
The ceremonial observed by one of the
Masonic systems, called in full the {Ancient and Accepted
Scotch Rite}; also, the system itself, which confers
thirty-three degrees, of which the first three are nearly
identical with those of the York rite.
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Butter-scotch
(gcide) | Butter-scotch \But"ter-scotch`\, n.
A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter.
[Colloq.] --Dickens.
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Hopscotch
(gcide) | Hopscotch \Hop"scotch`\, n.
A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot,
drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure
traced or scotched on the ground; -- called also hoppers.
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Scotch broom
(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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Scotch collops
(gcide) | Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf.
Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E.
shake.]
To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
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We have scotched the snake, not killed it. --Shak.
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Scotched collops (Cookery), a dish made of pieces of beef
or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with
onion and other condiments; -- called also {Scotch
collops}. [Written also scotcht collops.]
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Scotch dipper
(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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Scotch duck
(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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Scotch fiddle
(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.
[1913 Webster]Fiddle \Fid"dle\ (f[i^]d"d'l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS.
fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel.
fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. Viol.]
1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a
violin; a kit.
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2. (Bot.) A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped
leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.
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3. (Naut.) A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to
keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad
weather. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Fiddle beetle (Zool.), a Japanese carabid beetle ({Damaster
blaptoides}); -- so called from the form of the body.
Fiddle block (Naut.), a long tackle block having two
sheaves of different diameters in the same plane, instead
of side by side as in a common double block. --Knight.
Fiddle bow, fiddlestick.
Fiddle fish (Zool.), the angel fish.
Fiddle head, See fiddle head in the vocabulary.
Fiddle pattern, a form of the handles of spoons, forks,
etc., somewhat like a violin.
Scotch fiddle, the itch. (Low)
To play first fiddle, or To play second fiddle, to take a
leading or a subordinate part. [Colloq.]
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Scotch hearth
(gcide) | Ore \Ore\, n. [AS. [=o]ra; cf. [=a]r brass, bronze, akin to OHG.
[=e]r, G. ehern brazen, Icel. eir brass, Goth. ais, L. aes,
Skr. ayas iron. [root]210. Cf. Ora, Era.]
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1. The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined,
as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc.
Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen,
sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers).
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2. (Mining) A native metal or its compound with the rock in
which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw
out what is worthless.
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3. Metal; as, the liquid ore. [R.] --Milton.
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Ore hearth, a low furnace in which rich lead ore is
reduced; -- also called Scotch hearth. --Raymond.
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Scotch mist
(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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Scotch nightingale
(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.
[1913 Webster]Sedge \Sedge\, n. [OE. segge, AS. secg; akin to LG. segge; --
probably named from its bladelike appearance, and akin to L.
secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument; cf. Ir. seisg, W.
hesg. Cf. Hassock, Saw the instrument.]
1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial,
endogenous, innutritious herbs, often growing in dense
tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless
stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves
which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There
are several hundred species.
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Note: The name is sometimes given to any other plant of the
order Cyperaceae, which includes Carex, Cyperus,
Scirpus, and many other genera of rushlike plants.
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2. (Zool.) A flock of herons.
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Sedge hen (Zool.), the clapper rail. See under 5th Rail.
Sedge warbler (Zool.), a small European singing bird
(Acrocephalus phragmitis). It often builds its nest
among reeds; -- called also sedge bird, sedge wren,
night warbler, and Scotch nightingale.
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Scotch pebble
(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.
[1913 Webster]Pebble \Peb"ble\, n. [AS. papolst[=a]n; cf. L. papula pimple,
mote. See Stone.]
1. A small roundish piece of stone; especially, a stone worn
and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone. "The
pebbles on the hungry beach." --Shak.
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As children gathering pebbles on the shore.
--Milton.
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2. Transparent and colorless rock crystal; as, Brazilian
pebble; -- so called by opticians.
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Pebble powder, slow-burning gunpowder, in large cubical
grains.
Scotch pebble, varieties of quartz, as agate, chalcedony,
etc., obtained from cavities in amygdaloid.
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Scotch pine
(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.
[1913 Webster]Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See
Pinus.
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Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the white pine (Pinus Strobus),
the Georgia pine (Pinus australis), the red pine
(Pinus resinosa), and the great West Coast {sugar
pine} (Pinus Lambertiana) are among the most
valuable. The Scotch pine or fir, also called
Norway or Riga pine (Pinus sylvestris), is the
only British species. The nut pine is any pine tree,
or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See
Pinon.
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cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
commonly assigned to other genera.
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2. The wood of the pine tree.
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3. A pineapple.
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Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.
Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the Araucaria excelsa.
Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]
Pine borer (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.
Pine finch. (Zool.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.
Pine grosbeak (Zool.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola
enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
Pine lizard (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle
States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.
Pine marten. (Zool.)
(a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
(b) The American sable. See Sable.
Pine moth (Zool.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
Pine mouse (Zool.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola
pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.
Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See Pinus.
Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).
Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
Pine snake (Zool.), a large harmless North American snake
(Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered with
brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull
snake}. The Western pine snake (Pituophis Sayi) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine
tree shilling}.
Pine weevil (Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils
whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several
species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to
the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.
Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and {pine-wood
wool}.
[1913 Webster]Riga fir \Ri"ga fir`\, [So called from Riga, a city in Russia.]
(Bot.)
A species of pine (Pinus sylvestris), and its wood, which
affords a valuable timber; -- called also Scotch pine, and
red deal or yellow deal. It grows in all parts of Europe,
in the Caucasus, and in Siberia.
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Scotch reel
(gcide) | Reel \Reel\ (r[=e]l), n. [Gael. righil.]
A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the
music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.
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Virginia reel, the common name throughout the United States
for the old English "country dance," or contradance
(contredanse). --Bartlett.
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Scotch rite
(gcide) | Scotch rite \Scotch rite\ (Freemasonry)
The ceremonial observed by one of the
Masonic systems, called in full the {Ancient and Accepted
Scotch Rite}; also, the system itself, which confers
thirty-three degrees, of which the first three are nearly
identical with those of the York rite.
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Scotch teal
(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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Scotch terrier
(gcide) | Scotch terrier \Scotch terrier\ (Zool.)
One of a breed of small terriers with long, rough hair.
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Scotch thistle
(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.
[1913 Webster]Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to
D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,
Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)
Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those
of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name
is often also applied to other prickly plants.
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Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, so named because it
was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of
venomous creatures.
Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large
thistle of neglected pastures.
Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but
introduced into the United States from Canada.
Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium.
Fuller's thistle, the teasel.
Globe thistle, Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe,
Melon, etc.
Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the
Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the
involucre.
Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk
thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national
emblems of Scotland.
Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus.
Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle.
Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea.
Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus
Cereus. See Cereus.
Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus.
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Thistle bird (Zool.), the American goldfinch, or
yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of
its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under
Goldfinch.
Thistle butterfly (Zool.), a handsomely colored American
butterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon
thistles; -- called also painted lady.
Thistle cock (Zool.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza
militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]
Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign of James
I., worth four shillings.
Thistle finch (Zool.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its
fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
Thistle funnel, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring
mouth.
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Scotched
(gcide) | Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scotched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scotching.] [Cf. Prov. E. scote a prop, and Walloon ascot a
prop, ascoter to prop, F. accoter, also Armor. skoaz the
shoulder, skoazia to shoulder up, to prop, to support, W.
ysgwydd a shoulder, ysgwyddo to shoulder. Cf. Scoat.]
[Written also scoatch, scoat.]
To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc.,
as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
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Scotched collops
(gcide) | Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf.
Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E.
shake.]
To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
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We have scotched the snake, not killed it. --Shak.
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Scotched collops (Cookery), a dish made of pieces of beef
or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with
onion and other condiments; -- called also {Scotch
collops}. [Written also scotcht collops.]
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Scotch-hopper
(gcide) | Scotch-hopper \Scotch"-hop`per\, n.
Hopscotch.
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Scotching
(gcide) | Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scotched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scotching.] [Cf. Prov. E. scote a prop, and Walloon ascot a
prop, ascoter to prop, F. accoter, also Armor. skoaz the
shoulder, skoazia to shoulder up, to prop, to support, W.
ysgwydd a shoulder, ysgwyddo to shoulder. Cf. Scoat.]
[Written also scoatch, scoat.]
To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc.,
as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
[1913 Webster]Scotching \Scotch"ing\, n. (Masonry)
Dressing stone with a pick or pointed instrument.
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Scotchman
(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.
[1913 Webster]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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Scotchmen
(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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scotcht collops
(gcide) | Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf.
Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E.
shake.]
To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
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We have scotched the snake, not killed it. --Shak.
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Scotched collops (Cookery), a dish made of pieces of beef
or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with
onion and other condiments; -- called also {Scotch
collops}. [Written also scotcht collops.]
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butterscotch
(wn) | butterscotch
n 1: a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar |
hopscotch
(wn) | hopscotch
n 1: a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn
on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain
the stone |
scotch
(wn) | Scotch
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its
people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic
language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New
York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in
`The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or
`Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with
Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland
except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or
`Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: Scots,
Scottish, Scotch]
2: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical
shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing
father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and
light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they
remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only
informally" [syn: economical, frugal, scotch,
sparing, stinting]
n 1: a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to
keep a tally) [syn: score, scotch]
2: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, {Scotch
whiskey}, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky,
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky]
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross,
frustrate, baffle, bilk]
2: make a small cut or score into |
scotch and soda
(wn) | Scotch and soda
n 1: a highball with Scotch malt whiskey and club soda |
scotch asphodel
(wn) | Scotch asphodel
n 1: false asphodel having spikes of white flowers; of
mountainous regions of Europe [syn: Scotch asphodel,
Tofieldia pusilla] |
scotch broom
(wn) | Scotch broom
n 1: deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe;
widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers [syn: {common
broom}, Scotch broom, green broom, Cytisus scoparius] |
scotch broth
(wn) | Scotch broth
n 1: a thick soup made from beef or mutton with vegetables and
pearl barley |
scotch egg
(wn) | Scotch egg
n 1: hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and
deep-fried |
scotch fir
(wn) | Scotch fir
n 1: medium large two-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia
having flaking red-brown bark [syn: Scotch pine, {Scots
pine}, Scotch fir, Pinus sylvestris] |
scotch gale
(wn) | Scotch gale
n 1: bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting
fragrant leaves [syn: sweet gale, Scotch gale, {Myrica
gale}] |
scotch kiss
(wn) | Scotch kiss
n 1: butterscotch candy kiss |
scotch laburnum
(wn) | Scotch laburnum
n 1: an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum [syn:
Scotch laburnum, Alpine golden chain, {Laburnum
alpinum}] |
scotch malt whiskey
(wn) | Scotch malt whiskey
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, {Scotch
whiskey}, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky,
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky] |
scotch malt whisky
(wn) | Scotch malt whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, {Scotch
whiskey}, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky,
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky] |
scotch marigold
(wn) | Scotch marigold
n 1: the common European annual marigold [syn: {common
marigold}, pot marigold, ruddles, Scotch marigold,
Calendula officinalis] |
scotch pancake
(wn) | Scotch pancake
n 1: a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
[syn: drop scone, griddlecake, Scotch pancake] |
scotch pine
(wn) | Scotch pine
n 1: medium large two-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia
having flaking red-brown bark [syn: Scotch pine, {Scots
pine}, Scotch fir, Pinus sylvestris] |
scotch tape
(wn) | Scotch tape
n 1: transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names
Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or
mending [syn: cellulose tape, Scotch tape, Sellotape]
v 1: fasten or attach with sellotape; "The hotel manager scotch
taped a note to the guest's door" [syn: scotch tape,
sellotape] |
scotch terrier
(wn) | Scotch terrier
n 1: old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black
terrier with erect tail and ears [syn: Scotch terrier,
Scottish terrier, Scottie] |
scotch thistle
(wn) | Scotch thistle
n 1: biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple
flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {cotton
thistle}, woolly thistle, Scotch thistle, {Onopordum
acanthium}, Onopordon acanthium] |
scotch whiskey
(wn) | Scotch whiskey
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, {Scotch
whiskey}, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky,
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky] |
scotch whisky
(wn) | Scotch whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, {Scotch
whiskey}, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky,
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky] |
scotch woodcock
(wn) | Scotch woodcock
n 1: creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste |
scotchman
(wn) | Scotchman
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: Scot,
Scotsman, Scotchman] |
scotchwoman
(wn) | Scotchwoman
n 1: a woman who is a Scot [syn: Scotswoman, Scotchwoman] |
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