Scotched English — is standard English that has been changed to make it look like Scots. This can come about in two or three ways:It might just be an outcome of the fact that most native Scots speakers have only ever been taught how to write (standard) English and… … Wikipedia
Scotched in Scotland — Infobox Film name = Scotched in Scotland caption = director = Jules White writer = Elwood Ullman Jack White starring = Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Christine McIntyre Herbert Evans George Pembroke Philip Van Zandt cinematography = Ray Cory… … Wikipedia
Scotched collops — Scotch Scotch, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf. Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E. shake.] To cut superficially; to wound; to score. [1913 Webster] We have scotched the snake, not killed it. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scotched — skÉ‘tʃ / skÉ’tʃ n. wedge or wooden block used to prevent a wagon from rolling on a slope v. injure, wound; cut, slash; destroy, put an end to; place a wedge or wooden block under a wheel to prevent rolling … English contemporary dictionary
scotched — past of scotch … Useful english dictionary
scotch — UK [skɒtʃ] / US [skɑtʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms scotch : present tense I/you/we/they scotch he/she/it scotches present participle scotching past tense scotched past participle scotched to stop something from continuing before it has a chance … English dictionary
Scotch — Scotch, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf. Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E. shake.] To cut superficially; to wound; to score. [1913 Webster] We have scotched the snake, not killed it. Shak. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scotch collops — Scotch Scotch, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf. Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E. shake.] To cut superficially; to wound; to score. [1913 Webster] We have scotched the snake, not killed it. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scotcht collops — Scotch Scotch, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf. Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E. shake.] To cut superficially; to wound; to score. [1913 Webster] We have scotched the snake, not killed it. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scotch — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English scocchen to gash, from Anglo French escocher, eschocher to pierce Date: 15th century 1. archaic cut, gash, score; also wound < we have scotched the snake, not killed it Shakespeare > … New Collegiate Dictionary
