Scotchman

English

Etymology

Scotch +‎ -man

Noun

Scotchman (plural Scotchmen)

1. (obsolete) A man from Scotland.
2. (obsolete) A person from Scotland.
3. (nautical) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.

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Usage notes

In current usage, Scotsman is preferred over Scotchman.

Synonyms

• Scotsman
• Scot

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Scotchman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)