Scotch fiddle

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Scotch fiddle

1. (slang, now historical) Scabies; an itch. [from 17th c.]
   • 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 159:

     “Your countrywomen,” said Squander, renewing his attack on Buchanan, “prefer the Scotch fiddle.”