Scotches vs Scutches - What's the difference?
scotches | scutches |
(scotch)
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A surface cut or abrasion.
A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch.
A block for a wheel or other round object; a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping.
* 1913 ,
To cut or score; to wound superficially.
* Shakespeare Macbeth , Act 3, Scene 2
To prevent (something) from being successful.
To debunk or discredit an idea or rumor.
To block a wheel or other round object.
(textile manufacturing) To beat yarn in order to break up slugs and align the threads.
To dress (stone) with a pick or pointed instrument.
(obsolete) To clothe or cover up.
Whisky of Scottish origin.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
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(Australian rhyming slang) to rape
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As nouns the difference between scotches and scutches
is that scotches is while scutches is .As a verb scutches is
(scutch).scotches
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(head)scotch
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(es)- He was like the scotch in the smooth, happy machinery of the home. And he was always aware of this fall of silence on his entry, the shutting off of life, the unwelcome.
Derived terms
* hopscotchVerb
(es)- We have scotched the snake, not killed it.
- The rain scotched his plans of going to the beach.
- ''The prime minister scotched rumors of his resignation.
- The workers stopped the rig on an incline and scotched the wheels.
- Yarn is scotched immediately after it has been dried and while it is still warm. [http://www.google.com/patents?id=DXdGAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP3&vq=scotched&dq=scotching]
Synonyms
* foil, put the kibosh on, thwart * (block a wheel) chock, blockEtymology 2
See Scotch .Usage notes
* The use of scotch'' rather than ''Scottish'' (or Scots) is generally limited to a few specific cases, such as scotch plaid, Scotch whisky, Scotch broth, etc. It may be considered incorrect usage in other combinations. It is usually capitalised ''Scotch .Noun
(es)citation, passage=A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}