Scotch woodcock
noun
toast spread with anchovy paste and topped with loosely scrambled eggs.
Origin of Scotch woodcock
1First recorded in 1875–80
Words Nearby Scotch woodcock
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How to use Scotch woodcock in a sentence
"Early Scotch woodcock, I suppose," says I, sportively alluding to the proverb.
British Dictionary definitions for Scotch woodcock
Scotch woodcock
noun
hot toast spread with anchovies or anchovy paste and topped with creamy scrambled eggs
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