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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scotch  \Scotch\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Scotched};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Scotching}.]  [Cf.  Prov.  E.  scote  a  prop,  and  Walloon  ascot  a 
  prop,  ascoter  to  prop,  F.  accoter,  also  Armor.  skoaz  the 
  shoulder,  skoazia  to  shoulder  up  to  prop,  to  support,  W. 
  ysgwydd  a  shoulder,  ysgwyddo  to  shoulder.  Cf  {Scoat}.] 
  [Written  also  {scoatch},  {scoat}.] 
  To  shoulder  up  to  prop  or  block  with  a  wedge,  chock,  etc., 
  as  a  wheel,  to  prevent  its  rolling  or  slipping. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scotching  \Scotch"ing\,  n.  (Masonry) 
  Dressing  stone  with  a  pick  or  pointed  instrument. 




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