Scotch, n. A slight cut or
incision; a score. Walton.
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.
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.
We have scotched the snake, not killed
it.
Shak.
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.]
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
(Zoöl.), 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
(Zoöl.), 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.
Scotch, n. A chock, wedge, prop, or
other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or
a log on inclined ground.
Scotch, n. 1. The
dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of
Scotland.
2. Collectively, the people of
Scotland.