scot
[ skot ]
/ skɒt /
noun History/Historical.
a payment or charge.
one's share of a payment or charge.
an assessment or tax.
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Origin of scot
1200–50; Middle English <Old Norse skattr tax, treasure; cognate with Old English gescot payment
Definition for scot (2 of 4)
Scot
[ skot ]
/ skɒt /
noun
a native or inhabitant of Scotland.
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.
Origin of Scot
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English Scottas (plural), from Late Latin Scottī “the Irish”
words often confused with Scot
See Scotch.
Definition for scot (3 of 4)
Definition for scot (4 of 4)
Scot.
Scotch.
Scotland.
Scottish.
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British Dictionary definitions for scot (1 of 2)
Scot
/ (skɒt) /
noun
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
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
British Dictionary definitions for scot (2 of 2)
Scot.
abbreviation for
Scotch (whisky)
Scotland
Scottish
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Idioms and Phrases with scot
scot
see get off (scot-free).
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