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What (who) is Scotch - definition
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Scotch (disambiguation)
scotch
(scotches, scotching, scotched)
If you scotch a rumour, plan, or idea, you put an end to it before it can develop any further.
They have scotched rumours that they are planning a special London show.
VERB: V n
scotch
I. v. a.
1.
Cut (slightly), wound (superficially), score, notch, scot, jag.
2.
Stop (as a wheel, to prevent it from rolling back), block, prop, support.
II. a.
Scottish.
III. n.
Incision, cut, slit.
Scotch
¦ adjective old-fashioned term for Scottish.
¦ noun
1. short for Scotch whisky.
2. [as pluralnoun the Scotch] dated the people of Scotland.
3. dated the form of English spoken in Scotland.
Origin
C16: contr. of Scottish.
Usage
The use of Scotch to mean 'Scottish' is disliked by Scottish people and is now uncommon in modern English. It survives in a number of fixed expressions, such as Scotch whisky. See also usage at Scottish.
Wikipedia
Scotch
Scotch most commonly refers to:
- Scotch (adjective), a largely obsolescent adjective meaning "of or from Scotland"
- Scotch, old-fashioned name for the indigenous languages of the Scottish people:
- Scots language ("Broad Scotch")
- Scottish Gaelic ("Scotch Gaelic")
- Scotch, old-fashioned name for the indigenous languages of the Scottish people:
- Scotch whisky, a whisky made in Scotland, which outside Scotland is commonly abbreviated as "Scotch"
Scotch may also refer to:
Examples of use of Scotch
1. For example, global exports of Scotch whisky, especially to China, are at all–time record levels, according to the Scotch Whisky Association.
2. "They can say that it is an Indian whisky blended with Scotch provided they are putting a significant amount of Scotch whisky in the mix," he says.
3. The Scotch Whisky Heritage Center in Edinburgh, Scotland, for instance, receives support from 18 Scotch whiskey distilleries, said Alastair McIntosh, the center‘s managing director and founder.
4. Are you sure you haven’t got any scotch? ’Fraid not.
5. Jason Dominguez to tell war stories over Scotch and cigars.