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  • 21Scotch pine — Scotch Scotch, a. [Cf. {Scottish}.] Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. [1913 Webster] {Scotch broom} (Bot.), the {Cytisus scoparius}. See {Broom}. {Scotch dipper}, or {Scotch duck} (Zo[ o]l.), the… …

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  • 22Scotch teal — Scotch Scotch, a. [Cf. {Scottish}.] Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. [1913 Webster] {Scotch broom} (Bot.), the {Cytisus scoparius}. See {Broom}. {Scotch dipper}, or {Scotch duck} (Zo[ o]l.), the… …

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  • 23Scotch thistle — Scotch Scotch, a. [Cf. {Scottish}.] Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. [1913 Webster] {Scotch broom} (Bot.), the {Cytisus scoparius}. See {Broom}. {Scotch dipper}, or {Scotch duck} (Zo[ o]l.), the… …

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  • 24Scotch — blackface (sheep); Scotch broth (barley, mutton, and vegetable soup); Scotch mist (drizzle, fog, and mist); Scotch whisky (distilled from barley); Scotch woodcock (toast garnished with anchovy paste and scrambled eggs) …

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  • 25Mist — (m[i^]st), n. [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist, Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. ma[ i]hstus, AS. m[=i]gan to make water, Icel. m[=i]ga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla, L. mingere, meiere, to make water, Gr. ? to make water, ? mist, Skr. mih to… …

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  • 26Mist flower — Mist Mist (m[i^]st), n. [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist, Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. ma[ i]hstus, AS. m[=i]gan to make water, Icel. m[=i]ga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla, L. mingere, meiere, to make water, Gr. ? to make water, ? mist, Skr.… …

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  • 27Scotch — Scotch, Scots, Scottish 1. The favoured terms are a Scot or Scotsman or Scotswoman for a person from Scotland, Scottish as the general adjective relating to Scotland, and Scots for any of the dialect forms of English spoken in (especially… …

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  • 28Scotch — adj. & n. adj. var. of SCOTTISH or SCOTS. n. 1 var. of SCOTTISH or SCOTS. 2 Scotch whisky. Phrases and idioms: Scotch broth a soup made from beef or mutton with pearl barley etc. Scotch cap = BONNET n. 1b. Scotch catch Mus. a short note on the… …

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  • 29scotch — adj. & n. adj. var. of SCOTTISH or SCOTS. n. 1 var. of SCOTTISH or SCOTS. 2 Scotch whisky. Phrases and idioms: Scotch broth a soup made from beef or mutton with pearl barley etc. Scotch cap = BONNET n. 1b. Scotch catch Mus. a short note on the… …

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  • 30Mist — For other uses, see Mist (disambiguation). Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air. It can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhaled air in the cold, and in a… …

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