Defn: A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scotsman, or Scotchman.
SCOT Scot, n. Etym: [Icel. skot; or OF. escot, F. écot, LL. scottum, scotum, from a kindred German word; akin to AS. scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf. AS. sceótan to shoot, to contribute. See Shoot, and cf. Shot.]
Defn: A portion of money assessed or paid; a tax or contribution; a mulct; a fine; a shot. Scot and lot, formerly, a parish assessment laid on subjects according to their ability. [Eng.] Cowell. Now, a phrase for obligations of every kind regarded collectivelly. Experienced men of the world know very well that it is best to pay scot and lot as they go along. Emerson.
SCOTAL; SCOTALE
Scot"al, Scot"ale, n. Etym: [Scot + ale.] (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: The keeping of an alehouse by an officer of a forest, and drawing people to spend their money for liquor, for fear of his displeasure.
SCOTCH
Scotch, a. Etym: [Cf. Scottish.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants;
Scottish. Scotch broom (Bot.), the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom.
— Scotch dipper, or Scotch duck (Zoöl.), the bufflehead; — called
also Scotch teal, and Scotchman.
— Scotch fiddle, the itch. [Low] Sir W. Scott.
— Scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
— Scotch nightingale (Zoöl.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.] —
Scotch pebble. See under pebble.
— Scotch pine (Bot.) See Riga fir.
— Scotch thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle (Onopordon
acanthium); — so called from its being the national emblem of the
Scotch.
SCOTCH
Scotch, n.
1. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
2. Collectively, the people of Scotland.