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Look up: Scotch

  1. Scotch
    [n] - whiskey distilled in Scotland 2. [v] - make a small cut or score into
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Scotch
    Scotch adjective [ Confer Scottish .] Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. Scotch broom (Botany) , the Cytisus scoparius . See Broom . -- Scotch dipper , or Scotch duck (Zoology) , the bufflehead; -- called also Scotch teal , and Scotchman . -- Scotch fiddle ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/36

  3. Scotch
    Scotch noun 1. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland. 2. Collectively, the people of Scotland.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/36

  4. Scotch
    Scotch transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Scotched ; present participle & verbal noun Scotching .] [ Confer Prov. English scote a prop, and Walloon ascot a prop, ascoter to prop, French accoter , also Armor. skoaz the shoulder, skoazia to shoulder up, to prop, to support, W. y ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/36

  5. Scotch
    Scotch noun A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/36

  6. Scotch
    Scotch transitive verb [ Probably the same word as scutch ; confer Norw. skoka , skoko , a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to English shake .] To cut superficially; to wound; to score. « We have scotched the snake, not killed it.» Shak. Scotched collops (Cookery) , a dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin, or minced, ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/36

  7. Scotch
    Scotch noun A slight cut or incision; a score. Walton.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/36

  8. Scotch
    Scotch whiskey noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Scotch
    `Scotch` is an adjective meaning `of Scotland`, now usually considered pejorative by some Scottish people. Common contemporary usage is `Scottish` or `Scots`, but 'Scotch' is still in contemporary use outside Scotland without being considered archaic or pejorative. Many Scots consider that the word `Scotch` should only be applied to specific products, usually food or drink, such as scotch whisky, scotch pie, scotch broth or scotch eggs.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch

  10. Scotch
    • (v. t.) To cut superficially; to wound; to score. • (n.) The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland. • (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping. • (n.) A slight cut or incision; a score. • (a.) Of or pertaining to Scotland, ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning


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21 November 2009

This day in history:
On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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