4 entries under this word
a. (Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Scotland or its inhabitants; Scottish. Scotch fiddle, the itch. [Cant.] W. Scott.—Scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.—Scotch pine (Bot.) See RIGA-FIR.—Scotch thistle, a variety of thistle;—so called from its being the national emblem of the Scotch.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. SCOTCHED (skōtcht); p. pr. & vb. n. SCOTCHING.] [Written also scoatch, scoat, Prov. Eng. scote, a prop. Cf. Armor. skoaz, the shoulder, skoazia, to shoulder up, to prop, to support; W. ysgwydd, a shoulder, ysgwyddaw, to shoulder.]
v. t. [Gael. sgoch, to make an incision, to slit. See infra.] To chop off a bit of the bark, skin, or surface of; to make a shallow incision in; to wound superficially; to score. We have scotched the snake, not killed it. Shak.
n. [Gael. sgoch, an incision, a cut, slit.] A slight cut; a shallow incision; a score. Walton.