CURSE OF SCOTLAND


Meaning of CURSE OF SCOTLAND in English

-əvzˈkätlənd, -əvˈsk-

Usage: capitalized S

Etymology: so called from its similarity to the coat of arms of Sir John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair died 1707 Scottish lawyer, as lord advocate partly responsible for the massacre of the MacDonald clan at Glencoe, Scotland, in 1692

: the nine of diamonds in playing cards

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