Jock Scot

or Jock Scott

noun

, Angling.

1. an artificial fly having a yellow floss body, black silk tag, scarlet and yellow tail, wings of scarlet and of jungle cock feathers spotted with yellow and gray, and hackle of guinea fowl and grouse feathers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jock Scot¹

Generic use of Jock + Scot, a regional allusion