noun
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See Scotch.
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Origin of Scotchman
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He is now 46, a satisfied, successful Scotchman.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vote: Yarborough 903,211, against 671,806 for the Old Scotchman.
From Time Magazine Archive
The towheaded young Scotchman, alert and hardworking, made his way among them.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was only 100 years ago that a Scotchman named Mackintosh dissolved rubber in naptha and perpetuated his name in an overcoat.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Scot; a Scotchman; Ð so named from wearing a blue bonnet.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
Ringo follows with, “Meanwhile, high in the Swiss Alps, two elderly Scotchmen munch on a rare cheese.”
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
The last and remaining edifice I have to mention, is the half-finished kirk of the Scotchmen.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
Many Scotchmen have found the town to their liking.
From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by John T. Goolrick
It has been said of Scotchmen that next to love of country they revere their religion.
From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by George Stewart
Rointru is also a French name, perhaps a relic of the many Scotchmen who have at different times taken refuge in that country, though possibly of older origin.
From Surnames as a Science by Robert Ferguson
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