Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A Scotsman. See Usage Note at Scottish.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A native of Scotland; a Scotsman.
- n. Nautical, a wrapping of stiff canvas or a piece of wood or metal fitted to a shroud or any other standing rigging, to save it from being chafed.
Wiktionary
- n. A man from Scotland.
- n. A person from Scotland.
- n. nautical A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.
- n. (Naut.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Etymologies
- Scotch + -man (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Another quality of the Scotchman is his love of being right-and, his desire to keep the other fellow right also.”
“I remember one, a calcined Scotchman from the New Hebrides.”
“The doctor's first attempt had resulted in his calling the Scotchman 'Sor Langusta,' which means 'Sir Crayfish' -- and it must be admitted that 'Anguish' was an improvement.”
“Scotchman is silent upon the subject of "vivers," and wisely talks not of either "crowdy" or barley meal, but tells of the time when he was a sitter in the kirk of the Rev. Peter Poundtext, showing his Christian charity by the most profound contempt as well for the ordinances of the”
Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick, North America
“After Koho had learned that the Scotchman was a man of his word, the first true peace was made.”
“Where an unexpected obstacle reared its head: nobody could understand a word the Scotchman said apart from his name, James Aiten.”
“The irascible Irishman replied that a Scotchman was the incarnation of impudence -- and hereupon a war of words ensued, until the officers 'attention was attracted and brought it to an abrupt conclusion.”
“The Scotchman was the best supported, for his manners were pleasing, and his willingness to oblige infinite.”
“The Scotchman was a man of education with views of his own on life and politics, and if he was more than a little dogmatic, he was unquestionably sincere.”
“Roosevelt, who recognized Gregor Lang's limitations, recognized also that the Scotchman was a good business man.”
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