scotch or scots
Scottish people generally refer to themselves as “Scots” or “Scottish” rather than “Scotch.” “Scotch” is whisky (or in the US, “whiskey.”)
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Definitions
- n a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- n whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
- v hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- v make a small cut or score into
- a of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
- s avoiding waste
`scotch' is used only informally
- n the dialect of English used in Scotland
- n a native or inhabitant of Scotland
- a of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
News & Articles
- Rubber-Band Portraits Stretch the Limits of Distortion — And Pain
Wes Naman, whose portraits of people with faces wrapped in Scotch tape went viral, is at it again, and this time he's using rubber bands to create creepy caricatures.
June 13, 2013 - Wired News - The Arting Life | Rubber-Band Portraits Stretch the Limits of Distortion — And Pain
Wes Naman, whose portraits of people with faces wrapped in Scotch tape went viral, is at it again, and this time he's using rubber bands to create creepy caricatures.
June 13, 2013 - Wired News - Donations sought for Scotch Pines
PAYETTE — The Scotch Pines Golf Course is asking for donations to help with the cost of replacing the roof on its clubhouse.
June 12, 2013 - Argus Observer
- East grad excels on the gridiron and diamond
BY ERIK HOHENTHANER 810-452-2641 • ehohenthaner@mihomepaper.com ALMA — Lapeer East grad and current Alma Scot, Eric Strickler, just completed his sophomore season. Strickler excelled on the football field and the baseball diamond for the Scots. read more
June 16, 2013 - The County Press - Fort Ticonderoga holding annual Scots Day
The sound of bagpipes will fill the air at Fort Ticonderoga as the upstate New York historic site hosts its annual Scots Day.
June 14, 2013 - WCAX-TV Vermont - Upstate NY fort holding annual Scots Day
The sound of bagpipes will fill the air at Fort Ticonderoga as the upstate New York historic site hosts its annual Scots Day.
June 14, 2013 - The Observer-Dispatch