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scots
CIDE DICTIONARY
scots, a. [For older Scottis Scottish. See Scottish.].
Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scots, adj. & n. esp. Sc.
--adj.
1 = SCOTTISH adj.
2 in the dialect, accent, etc., of (esp. Lowlands) Scotland.
--n.
1 = SCOTTISH n.
2 the form of English spoken in (esp. Lowlands) Scotland.
--adj.
1 = SCOTTISH adj.
2 in the dialect, accent, etc., of (esp. Lowlands) Scotland.
--n.
1 = SCOTTISH n.
2 the form of English spoken in (esp. Lowlands) Scotland.
Etymology
ME orig. Scottis, north. var. of SCOTTISH
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