Scotchwoman
noun
Scotchwomen
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pluralof Scotchwoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thus, in detailing the scene with Mrs. R——, I was instinctively led to picture a group of Scotchwomen, sitting socially together and listening to a similar story.
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
The concern originated in a small shop, where, some fifty years ago, a Scotchwomen sold candy, with her two boys as clerks.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
I have often admired Scotchwomen of a pronounced Celtic type.
From Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell
It's away from the railway; it's away from the high-road: it's kept by a decent, respectable Scotchwoman—" "Decent, respectable Scotchwomen who keep inns," interposed Geoffrey, "don't cotton to young ladies who are traveling alone.
From Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins
His sisters, who, taking after their mother, were all true Scotchwomen, now urged upon him to comply with Archie's request and accompany him to Lanark.
From In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
