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- proper noun Plural form of
Scotsman .
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Examples
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_Them_ -- as if 'Scotsmen' had been written for 'Scotland.'
Political Pamphlets George Saintsbury 1889
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Although our family might appear to be Caucasian, our ancestors hail from a wide swath of oppressed peoples: Scotsmen fleeing British tyranny, French women deprived of bread by insensitive royals, and Pilgrims who planted corn with Native-American tribes here at home.
Pamela Alma Bass: Panicked Parents' Preschool Application Pamela Alma Bass 2010
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If the former, then the author should point us to the True Scotsmen.
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If the former, then the author should point us to the True Scotsmen.
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Walter Lauder turned out to be John Davidsons cousin, both Scotsmen.
Work Camp 934 L 2010
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I had no idea who she was, what she was doing in the story or how she got into the plot, but I loosed her into a cottage full of Scotsmen to see what she'd do.
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But the two Scotsmen traveled and attended meetings together for years before the Conservatives came to power last year.
U.K. Defense Secretary Quits Alistair MacDonald 2011
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Although our family might appear to be Caucasian, our ancestors hail from a wide swath of oppressed peoples: Scotsmen fleeing British tyranny, French women deprived of bread by insensitive royals, and Pilgrims who planted corn with Native-American tribes here at home.
Pamela Alma Bass: Panicked Parents' Preschool Application Pamela Alma Bass 2010
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I don't want you Irishmen to pretend to be English, or you English to think you are Celts, or for Scotsmen to be anything less than Scottish to the core.
Des Connor's 1971 Lions-bait remains absolutely priceless | Frank Keating 2011
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In Edinburgh, he would affect a proper British accent and stop bewildered Scotsmen to ask, '' Pardon me, my name is Gillespie and I am looking for my relatives. ''
Google and Dizzy Gillespie Matt Schudel 2010
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