Scotch
The Scots languageThe Scots language.
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» Tom took a sip of scotch.
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4 senses(dated)The Scots language.
Niederschottisch, Schottisch
шотла́ндский
(dated)The Scottish dialect of English.
(dated)The people of Scotland.
The Scotch are a hardy bunch.
(informal)The opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4.
Karpov played the Scotch against Anand.
Examples
28 sentencesTom took a sip of scotch.
Tom poured himself another scotch.
deTom goss sich noch einen Scotch ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom took the bottle of Scotch from his briefcase and handed it to Mary.
deTom nahm die Flasche Scotch aus seiner Aktentasche und reichte sie Maria. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Let's drink some Scotch.
deLaß uns Scotch trinken! — Waldelfe
Another Scotch and water, please.
ruЕще скотч и воду, пожалуйста. — o_my_gosh
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *Scoche (attested in Scocheman, whence Scotchman), a contraction of ScFrom Middle English *Scoche (attested in Scocheman, whence Scotchman), a contraction of Scottisch, whence Scottish. The chess opening is supposedly named after a correspondence game between Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England. Doublet of Scottish, Scots, and schottische.
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