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,Scotch ‘egg noun (BrE) a boiled egg covered with sausage meat and breadcrumbs, fried and eaten cold

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.Scotch 'mist noun [U] a thick mist with rain that is common in the Scottish Highlands % A H ( #■ M ft ) : What do you think this is? Scotch mist? (= used to say that you should have seen something which is obvious)

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.Scotch 'pancake noun (BrE) = drop scone 'Scotch tape™ noun [u] (NAmE) = Sellotape™

, scot-' free adv. (informaf) without receiving the punishment you deserve j§ )$, M 53; it M Sfe : They got off scot-free because of lack of evidence. Eh A® 'f'^ > fife This idiom comes from the old English word ‘scot’ meaning ‘tax’. People were scot-free if they didn’t have to pay the tax. ^ >l fl scot — ii, scot-free

Scot land Yard /.skDtland *ja:d; NAmE .skaitland 'jaird/ noun [U+sing./pl. v.] (in Britain) the main office of the London police, especially the department that deals with serious crimes in London ftWiW^lft (

Scotland Yard’s anti-terrorist squad ft O Scotland Yard has/have been called

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Scots /sknts; NAmE skaits/ adj., noun m adj. of or connected with Scotland, and especially with the English language as spoken in Scotland or the Scots language ffe

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0 She comes from an old Scots family. Mtt

u noun [U] a language spoken in Scotland, closely related to English but with many differences iftf&AAiff .Scots ’pine (also .Scots ‘fir) noun a type of pine tree that is widely planted for its wood and other products

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Scot-tie I'skDti; NAmE 'skaiti/ noun (informal) = Scottish TERRIER

Scot-tish /'skntif; NAmE 'skaitij/ adj. of or connected with Scotland or its people ^f§AA6*J: the

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describing things from Scotland

■ The adjective Scottish is the most general word used to describe the people and things of Scotland, while Scots is only used to describe its people, its law and especially its language. B^M Scottish

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o the Scottish parliament $$ o a well-known Scots poet jf & EftAi# K o a slight Scots accent ft P W

■ The adjective Scotch is now mainly used in fixed expressions such as B&ffl Scotch JliUffj

A® iff A, tR: Scotch whisky and ffl

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a The noun Scotch means whisky, and the noun Scots refers to a language spoken in Scotland, closely related to English. A person who comes from Scotland is a Scot. ft ia] Scotch ^VJ& t.Is, Tfrj

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fd Scot AA: The Scots won their match against England. tMfr^.Aft^ttMAttltll^lfe. o note at British

the .Scottish ‘National Party noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] (abbr. SNP) a Scottish political party which wants Scotland to be an independent nation RSII:

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the .Scottish 'Parliament noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the parliament elected by the people of Scotland which has powers to make its own laws in areas such as education and health ( fh^AAK^A^, 0

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.Scottish 'terrier (also Scot-tie, informal) noun a small terrier (= type of dog) with rough hair and short legs

scoun drel /'skaondral/ noun (old-fashioned) a man who treats other people badly, especially by being dishonest or immoral AM; ET771 rogue scour /'skaua(r)/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (for sb/sth) to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find sb/sth ( $] iSife)®#, Sit, flifc H3Z1COMB: We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent. UiU PS&kSIf’, St $ —'NSf Ifc 3S (Hi #«, 2 ~ sth (out) to clean sth by

rubbing its surface hard with rough material (

M$Jf£ ) IS#, l had to scour out the pans.

3 ~ sth (away/out) | ~ sth (from/out of sth) to make a passage, hole, or mark in the ground, rocks, etc. as the result of movement, especially over a long period The water had raced down

the slope and scoured out the bed of a stream. 7kMU ill

scour-er /'skauara(r)/ (also 'scouring pad) noun a small ball of wire or stiff plastic used for cleaning pans (

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scourge /sk3:d3; NAmEsk3:rd3/ noun, verb s noun 1 [usually sing.] ~ (of sb/sth) (formal) a person or thing that causes trouble or suffering jf ; A

'HF: the scourge ofwar/disease/poverty $;% / ^

O Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s.

B t 20 M B 70 ft ft ft) $ §, c 2 a whip used to punish people in the past ( $Tf

■ verb [VN] 1 [usually passive] (literary) to cause trouble or suffering to sb iff 0; He lay awake,

scourged by his conscience, fife |§- A 'h fill #f 0, B f is A 0S ₀ 2 (old use) to hit sb with a scourge ffcfTH $

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Scouse /skaus/ noun (BrE, informal) 1 (also Scouser /'skausa(r)/) [C] a person from Liverpool in NW England ( ^v-; ) fiJ %MA 2 [U] a way of speaking, used by

people from Liverpool AW ( P^•■) ► Scouse

adj. -. a Scouse accent P # scout /skaut/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 the Scouts [pi.] an organization (officially called the Scout Association) originally for boys, which trains young people in practical skills and does a lot of activities with them, for example camping |f|: to join the Scouts 2 (BrE) a boy or girl who is a

member of the Scouts Both my brothers

were scouts.. U (ft A If If ^ H % A % ₀ 0 a scout

troop M f # A PA —see also Boy Scout, Guide n.(6) — compare brownie(2),(3) 3 a person, an aircraft, etc. sent ahead to get information about the enemy’s position, strength, etc. fift « ; fk ^#1 4 = talent scout

mverb 1 ~ (around) (for sb/sth) to search an area or various areas in order to find or discover sth Jt

# ( A A ) : [VN] They scouted the area for somewhere

to stay the night. AMAl/JiffeAo 0

[V] The kids were scouting around for wood for the fire. &¥fTI IE# ® f - U Hfe A o 0 a military scouting party ^ fill ^ ft 5f f>A 2 to look for sports players, actors, musicians, etc. who have special ability, so you can offer them work % fe (' ft ^

^ ) : [V] He scouts for Manchester United. ftfe^#$J#r# [also VN] IJii:i*i .scout sth^'out to find out what an area is like or where sth is, by searching W& ( MB ) ; We went ahead to scout out

the lie of the land. A\mMB_a

Scout-er /’skauta(r)/ noun a person who is the leader of a group of scouts