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scotch

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Main Entry:
1scotch 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈskäch\
Function:
transitive verb
Etymology:
Middle English scocchen to gash, from Anglo-French escocher, eschocher to pierce
Date:
15th century
1archaic : cut, gash, score ; also : wound <we have scotched the snake, not killed it — Shakespeare>2: to put an end to <scotched rumors of a military takeover>


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