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Scotch sister

Scotch sister noun: a distant relation; possibly a cousin.

Noun

Scotch sister (plural Scotch sisters)

  1. (obsolete) A distant relation; possibly a cousin.
    • [S]he had heard of the probability of her having a sister—(she called her a sister, but whether it was a Scotch sister, or a sister à la mode de Brétagne, would have puzzled most people)[.]1866, Elizabeth Gaskell, chapter 19, in Wives and Daughters, London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Forms of Scotch sister

pluralScotch sisters

Questions about Scotch sister

What does Scotch sister mean?
Scotch sister means a distant relation; possibly a cousin.
What part of speech is Scotch sister?
Scotch sister is a noun.
What is the plural of Scotch sister?
The plural of Scotch sister is Scotch sisters.

Words near Scotch sister in the dictionary

  1. Scotch plaid
  2. Scotch plaids
  3. Scotch Plains
  4. Scotch plough
  5. Scotch ploughs
  6. Scotch sister
  7. Scotch snap
  8. Scotch snaps
  9. Scotch tape
  10. Scotch terrier
  11. Scotch terriers

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