Scotch
See also: scotch
English
Etymology
Contraction of Scottish.
The chess opening is supposedly after its having been played in a correspondence game between Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /skɒtʃ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /skɑtʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɒtʃ
Noun
Scotch (countable and uncountable, plural Scotches)
- (as a plural noun, the Scotch) The people of Scotland.
- The Scotch are a hardy bunch.
- (uncountable) Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.
- Paul has drunk a lot of Scotch.
- (countable) Any variety of Scotch.
- My favorite Scotches are Glenlivet and Laphroaig.
- (countable) A glass of Scotch.
- Gimme a Scotch.
Usage notes
- Use of Scotch to refer to the people of Scotland is currently deprecated by the Scottish.
Synonyms
- (people of Scotland): Scots, Scottish
- (whisky): malt, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky
Translations
people of Scotland
uncountable: whisky made in Scotland
any variety of Scotch whisky
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glass of Scotch whisky
Proper noun
Scotch
- The Scottish dialect of English, or the Scots language.
- 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song, Polygon 2006 (A Scots Quair), p. 156:
- But Rob was just saying what a shame it was that folk should be shamed nowadays to speak Scotch – or they called it Scots if they did, the split-tongued sourocks!
- 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song, Polygon 2006 (A Scots Quair), p. 156:
- (chess, informal, the Scotch) The opening
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4
.- Karpov played the Scotch against Anand.
Synonyms
- (dialect): Scots, Scots English, Scottish
- (chess opening): the Scotch Game (not informal)
Translations
dialect
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Adjective
Scotch (not comparable)
- (dated) Of or from Scotland; Scottish.
- 1801, William Hanna, Memoirs of the life and writings of Thomas Chalmers (page 422)
- Behind all his assumed unsocialism there lay a true warm heart; nor could anything be kindlier than the welcome which, whenever they did come to him, any of his Scotch relatives received.
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
- our landlord informed us, with a sort of apologetic tone, that there was a Scotch gentleman to dine with us.
- 1801, William Hanna, Memoirs of the life and writings of Thomas Chalmers (page 422)
Usage notes
Derived terms
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- Scotch barley
- Scotch broth
- Scotch cap
- Scotch egg
- Scotch fillet
- Scotch fir
- Scotch Game
- Scotch mist
- Scotch tape
- Scotch terrier
- Scotch thistle
- Scotch whiskey
- Scotch whisky
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