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Scotchman

/ˈskɒt͡ʃmən/

Scotchman noun: a man from Scotland.

Noun

Scotchman (plural Scotchmen)

  1. (obsolete) A man from Scotland.
    • “Gie us a guid conceit o’ oorsel’s” was, I believe, a Scotchman’s prayer, and who will venture to deny that Heaven has lent a gracious ear to the petition?1894 September 11, Anglia [pseudonym], “[Letters to the Editor.] ‘An Uncouth and Degraded Dialect.’”, in The Glasgow Herald, 112th year, number 218, Glasgow: George Outram & Company, →OCLC, page 9...
  2. (obsolete) A person from Scotland.
  3. A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.

Proper noun

Scotchman

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of Scotchman

Forms of Scotchman

pluralScotchmen

Origin of Scotchman

Inherited from Middle English Scocheman. By surface analysis, Scotch + -man.

Questions about Scotchman

What does Scotchman mean?
Scotchman means a man from Scotland.
What part of speech is Scotchman?
Scotchman can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Scotchman?
Scotchman is pronounced /ˈskɒt͡ʃmən/.
What is the plural of Scotchman?
The plural of Scotchman is Scotchmen.

Words near Scotchman in the dictionary

  1. Scotchifying
  2. Scotchiness
  3. scotching
  4. Scotchka
  5. Scotchkas
  6. Scotchman
  7. Scotchmans Lead
  8. Scotchmen
  9. Scotchness
  10. scotcht collops
  11. scotchtape

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