SCOTS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Scots mean? 

• SCOTS (noun)
  The noun SCOTS has 1 sense:

1. the language, languages or the dialect of English used in Scotland

  Familiarity information: SCOTS used as a noun is very rare.

• SCOTS (adjective)
  The adjective SCOTS has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language. In this sense, 'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' etc.

  Familiarity information: SCOTS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCOTS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The language, languages or the dialect of English used in Scotland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Scots; Scots English; Scottish

Hypernyms ("Scots" is a kind of...):

English; English language (an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries)

Domain region:

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Scots"):

Lallans; Scottish Lallans (a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland)

Derivation:

Scots (of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language. In this sense, 'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' etc.)

• SCOTS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language. In this sense, 'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' etc.

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Scotch; Scots; Scottish

Context example:

'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' or 'Scotch plaid'

Pertainym:

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)

Derivation:

Scots (the language, languages or the dialect of English used in Scotland)

 Context examples 

“I have heard that the Scots are good men of war,” said Hordle John.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A traditional unit of volume equal to 4 Scots quarts, or approximately three British Imperial gallons, or 3.6 US liquid gallons, or 13.63 liters.

(Gallon Scotland, NCI Thesaurus)

“You have borne arms against the Scots, then?” he asked.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And why the Scots, my pretty lads?

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“That we may fight the Scots,” they answered. “Daddy will send us to fight the Scots.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Later, I served under the Warden of Berwick, that very John Copeland of whom our friend spake, the same who held the King of Scots to ransom.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Our business is with the Scots,” quoth the elder; “for it was the Scots who cut off daddy's string fingers and his thumbs.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

We have seen French and Spanish galleys no further away than Southampton, but I doubt that it will be some time before the Scots find their way to these parts.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

By Saint Paul! you have spoken very well, said Sir Nigel, and I have always heard that there were very worthy gentlemen among the Scots, and fine skirmishing to be had upon their border.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)