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Added 9 October 2026

scotch

/skɒt͡ʃ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scotch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally).
Whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still.

verb

Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
Make a small cut or score into.

adjective

Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language.
Scots Gaelic
Avoiding waste.
an economical meal

Origin

From Middle English scocchen (“to cut”), perhaps from Anglo-Norman escocher (“to notch”), from es- (“intensive prefix”) (from Latin ex-) + Old French coche (“notch”). Not related to Scotch.

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