adj. & n.
--adj. var. of SCOTTISH or SCOTS.
--n.
1. var. of SCOTTISH or SCOTS.
2 Scotch whisky.
Phrases and idioms:
Scotch broth a soup made from beef or mutton with pearl barley etc. Scotch cap BONNET n. 1b. Scotch catch Mus. a short note on the beat followed by a long one. Scotch egg a hard-boiled egg enclosed in sausage meat and fried. Scotch fir (or pine) a pine tree, Pinus sylvestris, native to Europe and Asia. Scotch kale a variety of kale with purplish leaves. Scotch mist
1. a thick drizzly mist common in the Highlands.
2 a retort made to a person implying that he or she has imagined or failed to understand something. Scotch pebble agate, jasper, cairngorm, etc., found in Scotland. Scotch pine Scotch fir. Scotch snap Scotch catch.
Scotch terrier
1. a small terrier of a rough-haired short-legged breed.
2 this breed. Scotch whisky whisky distilled in Scotland, esp. from malted barley.
Usage:
Scots or Scottish is generally preferred in Scotland, except in the special compounds given above.
Etymology: contr. of SCOTTISH