Scotchman noun. ['skɒtʃmǝn] Pl. -men. LME.
[from SCOTCH adjective + MAN noun.]
1. = SCOTSMAN 1. LME.
b. A travelling draper or pedlar. Now arch. & dial. E18.
c. In full Flying Scotchman. = SCOTSMAN 2. L19.
d. A prickly, bushy pasture grass, Aciphylla colensoi. NZ. L19.

2. Nautical. A piece of hide, wood, iron, etc., placed over a rope to prevent its being chafed. M19.

3. A two-shilling piece. S. Afr. colloq. L19.

4. = SCOTSMAN 3. S. Afr. E20.
Phrases: Flying Scotchman: see sense 1c above. Scotchman hugging a Creole W. Indies = Scotch attorney s.v. SCOTCH adjective & noun³.

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