■ adjective old-fashioned term for Scottish .
■ noun
1》 short for ~ whisky .
2》 [as pluralnoun the ~ ] dated the people of Scotland.
3》 dated the form of English spoken in Scotland.
Origin
C16: contr. of Scottish .
Usage
The use of ~ to mean ‘Scottish’ is disliked by Scottish people and is now uncommon in modern English. It survives in a number of fixed expressions, such as ~ whisky . See also usage at Scottish .