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scot

scot \'ska:t\ n [ME, fr. ON skot shot, contribution - more at SHOT] : money 
   assessed or paid Scot \'ska:t\ n [ME Scottes Scotchmen, fr. OE Scottas 
   Irishmen, Scotchmen, fr. LL (XScotus Irishman 1: one of a Gaelic people of 
   northern Ireland settling in Scotland about MA.D. 0 2a: a native or 
   inhabitant of Scotland  2b: a person of Scotch descent