SCOTCH


Meaning of SCOTCH in English

n. & v.

n. a wedge or block placed against a wheel etc. to prevent its slipping.

v.tr. hold back (a wheel, barrel, etc.) with a scotch.

[ 17th c.: perh. = scatch stilt f. OF escache ]

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