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scotch

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  1. scotch (verb)
  2. scotch (verb)

1scotch

verb \ˈskäch\

Definition of SCOTCH

transitive verb
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>

Origin of SCOTCH

Middle English scocchen to gash, from Anglo-French escocher, eschocher to pierce
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SCOTCH

blotch, botch, crotch, hotch, klatch, notch, Scotch, splotch, swatch, watch

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