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Jock Scot

American  
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.

Etymology

Origin of Jock Scot

Generic use of Jock + Scot, a regional allusion

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