'Scotchman' definitions:
Definition of 'Scotchman'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Scotchman'
From: GCIDE
- Scotch \Scotch\, a. [Cf. Scottish.] Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. [1913 Webster]
- Scotch broom (Bot.), the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom.
- Scotch dipper, or Scotch duck (Zool.), the bufflehead; -- called also Scotch teal, and Scotchman.
- Scotch fiddle, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott.
- Scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
- Scotch nightingale (Zool.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]
- Scotch pebble. See under pebble.
- Scotch pine (Bot.) See Riga fir.
- Scotch thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Onopordon acanthium}); -- so called from its being the national emblem of the Scotch. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scotchman'
From: GCIDE
- Scotchman \Scotch"man\, n.; pl. Scotchmen.
- 1. A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster]