Scotswoman

[ skots-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural Scots·wom·en.

1. a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.

Scotswoman

/ ˈskɒtsˌwʊmən /

noun

1. a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland

Confusables Note

See Scotch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scotswoman¹

First recorded in 1810–20; Scots(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

My grandmother was a Scotswoman, and though I have never been in your beautiful land, yet I have known many of your people.

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I told Mr. Yamasaki one day that there was an old Scotswoman who divided good people into "rael Christians and guid moral fowk."

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It quite startled the old Scotswoman at first, it looked so like a fairy apparition, all in white, with a green coronet.

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Nadine was still in an entrancing dream of freedom, life, and love, and the cunning Scotswoman's plaint was all unheeded.

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The ceaseless wagging of a wagtail is a mere habit of cheerfulness, like the twirling of her thumbs by an idle Scotswoman.

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