scot
[ skot ]
/ skɒt /
noun History/Historical.
a payment or charge.
one's share of a payment or charge.
an assessment or tax.
Origin of scot
1200–50; Middle English < Old Norse
skattr tax, treasure; cognate with Old English
gescot payment
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Scot
[ skot ]
/ skɒt /
noun
a native or inhabitant of Scotland.
one of an ancient Gaelic people who came from northern Ireland about the 6th century a.d. and settled in the northwestern part of Great Britain, and after whom Scotland was named.
Origin of Scot
before 900; Middle English; Old English
Scottas (plural) < Late Latin
Scottī the Irish
usage note for Scot
See
Scotch.
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Scot
/ (skɒt) /
noun
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
a member of a tribe of Celtic raiders from the north of Ireland who carried out periodic attacks against the British mainland coast from the 3rd century ad, eventually settling in N Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries
British Dictionary definitions for scot (2 of 2)
Scot.
abbreviation for
Scotch (whisky)
Scotland
Scottish
Idioms and Phrases with scot
scot
see get off (scot-free).