Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A species of rustic dance of Scotch origin.
  • noun Music written for such a dance, or in imitation of its rhythm.
  • noun In therapeutics, the douche Écossaise or Scotch douche, alternating hot and cold douches.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Mus.) A dancing tune in the Scotch style.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A contra dance in a Scottish style, popular in France and Great Britain around the late eighteenth century.

Etymologies

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French

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