of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; Scots Gaelic; the Scots community in New York; `Scottish tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony or `Scottish authors or `Scottish mountains; `Scotch is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth or `Scotch whiskey or `Scotch plaid
Scotch (adj.)
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
[ Syn: score ]
whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
[ Syn: scotch , scotch whiskey , scotch whisky , malt whiskey , malt whisky , scotch malt whiskey , scotch malt whisky ]
scotch (n.)
avoiding waste; an economical meal; an economical shopper; a frugal farmer; a frugal lunch; a sparing father and a spending son; sparing in their use of heat and light; stinting in bestowing gifts; thrifty because they remember the great Depression; `scotch is used only informally
[ Syn: economical , frugal , sparing , stinting ]