Scottishman

noun

Scottishman

noun

Etymology From Scottish + -man.

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Archaic A Scotsman.

  • “I am much obliged to you, Mr. Thomas,” added Buchanan; “but neither Frenchman nor Spanishman shall dress my wounds when a Scottishman is to be found, for love or money.”1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 247:
  • It seems almost unnatural for Scottishmen and English to meet and part without a buffet.1832, Walter Scott, Castle Dangerous:

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