Scotchman
    n 1: a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: Scot,
         Scotsman, Scotchman]

Scotch \Scotch\, a. [Cf. Scottish.]
   Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its
   inhabitants; Scottish.
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   Scotch broom (Bot.), the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom.
      

   Scotch dipper, or Scotch duck (Zool.), the bufflehead; --
      called also Scotch teal, and Scotchman.

   Scotch fiddle, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott.

   Scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.

   Scotch nightingale (Zool.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]
      

   Scotch pebble. See under pebble.

   Scotch pine (Bot.) See Riga fir.

   Scotch thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle (Onopordon
      acanthium); -- so called from its being the national
      emblem of the Scotch.
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Scotchman \Scotch"man\, n.; pl. Scotchmen.
   1. A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.
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   2. (Naut.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds
      and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
      --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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