scot

¹

[ skot ]

noun

, History/Historical.

1. a payment or charge.
2. one's share of a payment or charge.
3. an assessment or tax.

Scot

²

[ skot ]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Scotland.
2. one of an ancient Gaelic people who came from northern Ireland about the 6th century a.d. and settled in the northwestern part of Great Britain, and after whom Scotland was named.

Scot

³

abbreviation for

1. Scots.
2. Scottish.

Scot.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Scotch.
2. Scotland.
3. Scottish.

Scot.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Scotch (whisky)
2. Scotland
3. Scottish

Scot

²

/ skɒt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Scotland
2. a member of a tribe of Celtic raiders from the north of Ireland who carried out periodic attacks against the British mainland coast from the 3rd century ad , eventually settling in N Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries

Confusables Note

See Scotch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scot¹

1200–50; Middle English < Old Norse skattr tax, treasure; cognate with Old English gescot payment

Origin of scot²

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English Scottas (plural), from Late Latin Scottī “the Irish”

Idioms and Phrases

see get off (scot-free) .

Example Sentences

"He never liked retirement anyway," Djokovic posted on the day the Scot began his coaching career.

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The Scot made breaks of 134 and 85 on his way to a 4-2 lead before England's Slessor took the next three with runs of 78, 61 and 69.

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Not one Scot ruffled his feathers.

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Other performers during the festival include Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe and Christopher MacArthur-Boyd bringing a live version of their podcast Here Comes the Guillotine to the stage, award winning comic Russell Kane and Scot Squad star Darren Connell.

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By the end of the race, only Jack Brabham had managed to stay on the same lap - and he was nearly five minutes behind the Scot.

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