Main Entry: ¹scotch

Pronunciation: \ˈskäch\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English scocchen to gash, from Anglo-French escocher, eschocher to pierce

Date: 15th century

1 archaic : 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>