Scotchwoman

[ skoch-woom-uhn ]

noun

, Sometimes Offensive.

, plural Scotch·wom·en.

1. Scotswoman.

Scotchwoman

/ ˈskɒtʃˌwʊmən /

noun

1. regarded as bad usage by the Scots another word for Scotswoman

Confusables Note

See Scotch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scotchwoman¹

1810–20; Scotch(man) ( def ) + -woman

Example Sentences

A very strong-minded Scotchwoman had been asking the character of a cook she was about to engage.

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“Don’t mind about me, lassie,” returned the Scotchwoman.

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The careful consonants and musical cadences of the Scotchwomen were such a balm to the ear!

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This reminds me that I have read of a Scotchwoman consulting her dying husband as to whether the scones to be made for his funeral should be square or round.

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The only question she had to decide was whether she would be a match for the Scotchwoman.

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