scotch
verb (used with object)
to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil.
Scotches
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pluralof Scotch.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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David said he was expecting more variation among them, and recalled that years ago blended Scotches were maltier and peatier.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2018
In his excellent guide, “The World Atlas of Whisky,” Dave Broom asserts that in good blended Scotches, grain whisky coaxes out the complexities of a malt by emphasizing secondary characteristics that might otherwise be hidden.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2018
Here is where Canadian whiskey is perched on the shelf next to high-end Japanese labels and Scotches.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2015
One might think only a true connoisseur could discern, or care about, the nuances of different superpremiums, in the same way fans of single-malt Scotches and small-batch bourbons latch on to favorite labels.
From Time Magazine Archive
He settled to stay over here with the south-side Scotches, and the little one-note song reaching his attention, he suddenly shoved his foot at the nearest boy, who lightly sprang away.
From Lin McLean by Owen Wister
