Scotch mist

American  

noun

1. a combination of mist or fog and drizzle, occurring frequently in Scotland and parts of England.

2. a cocktail made by pouring Scotch whisky over finely crushed ice.

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Scotch mist British  

noun

1. a heavy wet mist

2. drizzle

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Etymology

Origin of Scotch mist

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

Height gain 245m Approx climb time 21 mins Scotch mist hanging over Bealach na Ba.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2012

For five days, while a small army of police and Home Guards beat up the bracken in a driving Scotch mist.

From Time Magazine Archive

“You don’t get proper Scotch mist in Switzerland.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

A shocking night; very wet and bitterly cold, with a heavy Scotch mist settled over us.

From With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service by Burne, C. R. N. (Charles Richard Newdigate)

Her plaintiveness seemed to wrap you round, and damp you, and chill you to the bone, like a Scotch mist, and when used retributively was felt—by her husband, at all events—to be very terrible.

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor