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Scotchman vs Scot - What's the difference?

scotchman | scot |

As nouns the difference between scotchman and scot

is that scotchman is a man from scotland while scot is (uk|historical) a local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.

scotchman

English

Noun

(Scotchmen)
  • A man from Scotland.
  • A person from Scotland.
  • (nautical) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) (Webster 1913)

    scot

    English

    (wikipedia Scot)

    Noun

    (Scots)
  • A person born in or native to Scotland.
  • , a rare spelling variant of Scott.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Hypernyms

    *North Atlanticist

    Derived terms

    * Scotch * Scottish

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