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scot

1

[skot]

noun

History/Historical.
  1. a payment or charge.

  2. one's share of a payment or charge.

  3. an assessment or tax.



Scot

2

[skot]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Scotland.

  2. one of an ancient Gaelic people who came from northern Ireland about the 6th century a.d. and settled in the northwestern part of Great Britain, and after whom Scotland was named.

Scot

3

abbreviation

  1. Scots.

  2. Scottish.

Scot.

4

abbreviation

  1. Scotch.

  2. Scotland.

  3. Scottish.

Scot.

1

abbreviation

  1. Scotch (whisky)

  2. Scotland

  3. Scottish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scot

2

/ ɒ /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Scotland

  2. a member of a tribe of Celtic raiders from the north of Ireland who carried out periodic attacks against the British mainland coast from the 3rd century ad , eventually settling in N Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Confusables Note

See Scotch.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scot1

1200–50; Middle English < Old Norse skattr tax, treasure; cognate with Old English gescot payment

Origin of scot2

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English Scottas (plural), from Late Latin dzٳī “the Irish”
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Idioms and Phrases

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With Ojomoh keeping pace with the Scot on the break, Russell spun a looping pass for his team-mate to dive under the posts.

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The Scot is the most successful player in the tournament's history, winning a record five men's singles titles between 2009 and 2016.

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He was the only Scot out of eight selected for the 2021 tour to South Africa that did not see any action in the Test series.

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A memorable five-set win over former world number one Medvedev set the tone, followed by victories against Argentine qualifier Federico Gomez and fellow Scot Jacob Fearnley, who replaced him as British number two earlier this year.

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Norrie - playing at his best level for a while after a couple of difficult seasons - used his experience to take control against his fellow Scot.

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