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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scot \Scot\, n.
A name for a horse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scot \Scot\, n. [Cf. L. Skoti pl., AS Scotta, pl Skottas
Sceottas.]
A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scotsman, or Scotchman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scot \Scot\, n. [Icel. skot; or OF escot, F. ['e]cot, LL
scottum scotum, from a kindred German word akin to AS
scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf AS sce['o]tan to shoot, to
contribute. See {Shoot}, and cf {Shot}.]
A portion of money assessed or paid; a tax or contribution; a
mulct; a fine; a shot.
{Scot and lot}, formerly, a parish assessment laid on
subjects according to their ability. [Eng.] --Cowell. Now
a phrase for obligations of every kind regarded
collectivelly.
Experienced men of the world know very well that it
is best to pay scot and lot as they go along
--Emerson.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Scot
n : a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: {Scot}, {Scotsman},
{Scotchman}]
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