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Scotch Corners, Ontario
Scotch most commonly refers to: * Scotch (adjective), a largely obsolescent adjective meaning "of or from Scotland" **Scotch, old-fashioned name for the indigenous languages of the Scottish people: ***Scots language ("Broad Scotch") *** Scottish Gaelic ("Scotch Gaelic") * Scotch whisky, a whisky made in Scotland, which outside Scotland is commonly abbreviated as "Scotch" Scotch may also refer to: Places *Scotch Corner, a junction of the A1 road and the A66 road in North Yorkshire, England Art, entertainment, and media *Scotch (band), an Italian disco/pop group during the 1980s *Hopscotch, a children's game *Scotch Game, a chess opening Brands and enterprises *Scotch, a brand name used by 3M until 1996 for recordable media, such as audio cassettes and video cassettes * Scotch Tape, a commercial brand name for a type of adhesive tape made by 3M Food and drink *Butterscotch, a confectionery *Scotch ale, a type of strong ale found in Scotland and North East England *Scotch Beef, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotch (adjective)
''Scotch'' is an adjective in English, meaning "of or from Scotland". Many Scots dislike the term ''Scotch'' and some consider it offensive. The modern usage in Scotland is ''Scottish'' or ''Scots'', and the word ''Scotch'' is now only applied to specific products, mostly food or drink, such as Scotch whisky, Scotch pie and Scotch broth. The verb ''to scotch'' is unrelated to the adjective. Middle English ''scocchen'' derives from Anglo-French ''escocher'' meaning "to notch, nick or pierce", from ''coche'', "a notch, groove". Usage The adjective or noun ''Scotch'' is an early modern English (16th century) contraction of the English word ''Scottish'' which was later adopted into the Scots language It more or less replaced ''Scottish'' as the prevailing term in England in the 17th century. The English playwright William Shakespeare used the word ''Scotch'' to describe a jig, but always employed the term ''Scottish'' when people were the subject. ''Scots'' (the modern Scots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotch Egg
A Scotch egg is a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in breadcrumbs and baked or deep-fried . Origin The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' gives the first instance of the name as of 1809, in an edition of Maria Rundell's ''A New System of Domestic Cookery'' ''.'' The recipe appeared in the first edition of the same book in 1805. They did not, at that time, have a breadcrumb layer, although by 1861 Isabella Beeton suggested this as an option . The ''Oxford Companion to Food'' speculates that the origin may be Indian koftas. As a cold item, the London department store Fortnum & Mason claims to have invented Scotch eggs in 1738, as a traveller's snack, but based this on archival material since lost . Fortnum & Mason certainly popularised Scotch eggs, including the foodstuff as part of various hampers. It is generally believed that Scotch eggs in turn derived from food the British encountered in the Raj, including a Mughlai dish called '' nargisi kofta'' (" Narcissus meatb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scots (other)
Scots usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: * Scots language, a language of the West Germanic language family native to Scotland * Scots people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland * Scoti, a Latin name for the Gaels * SCOTS, abbreviation for Royal Regiment of Scotland * Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech (SCOTS), a linguistic resource See also * Southern Culture on the Skids (SCOTS), an American rock band * Scot's Lo-Cost, a grocery store owned by Weis Markets * Scotch (other) * Scots Church (other) * Scots College (other) * Scott's (other) * Scottish (other) * Scotts (other) * Pound Scots, historical currency * Scots pine ''Pinus sylvestris'', the Scots pine (UK), Scotch pine (US) or Baltic pine, is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae that is native to Eurasia. It can readily be identified by its combination of fairly short, blue-green leaves and orang ..., a speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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