- scotch a wheel
- to stop it from going backward. Lane.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
scotch a wheel
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Scotch — Scotch, n. A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scotch — Scotch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scotched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scotching}.] [Cf. Prov. E. scote a prop, and Walloon ascot a prop, ascoter to prop, F. accoter, also Armor. skoaz the shoulder, skoazia to shoulder up, to prop, to support, W. ysgwydd a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scotch — scotch1 [skäch] vt. [ME scocchen, prob. < Anglo Fr escocher < OFr coche, a notch, nick < VL * cocca, knob at the end of a spindle (later, groove below this knob) < L coccum, berry < Gr kokkos] 1. to cut; scratch; score; notch 2.… … English World dictionary
scotch — scotch1 /skoch/, v.t. 1. to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil: to scotch a rumor; to scotch a plan. 2. to cut, gash, or score. 3. to injure so as to make harmless. 4. to block or prop with a wedge or chock. n. 5. a cut, gash, or score … Universalium
scotch — [[t]skɒtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to put an end to; crush; foil: to scotch a rumor[/ex] 2) to cut, gash, or score 3) to injure so as to make harmless 4) bui to block or prop with a wedge or chock 5) a cut, gash, or score 6) bui a block or wedge put under a … From formal English to slang
scotch — /skɒtʃ / (say skoch) verb (t) 1. to injure so as to make harmless. 2. to cut, gash, or score. 3. to put an end to; stamp out; suppress: the spokesperson soon scotched the rumours about a strike. 4. to block or prop with a scotch. –noun 5. a cut,… …
scotch — Mawdesley Glossary to put a stop to incorrect rumours or tales, a wedge put to a wheel … English dialects glossary
scotch — skÉ‘tʃ / skÉ’tʃ n. wedge or wooden block used to prevent a wagon from rolling on a slope v. injure, wound; cut, slash; destroy, put an end to; place a wedge or wooden block under a wheel to prevent rolling … English contemporary dictionary
scotch — I. v. a. 1. Cut (slightly), wound (superficially), score, notch, scot, jag. 2. Stop (as a wheel, to prevent it from rolling back), block, prop, support. II. a. Scottish. III. n. Incision, cut, slit … New dictionary of synonyms
Hindrance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hindrance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prevention prevention preclusion obstruction stoppage Sgm: N 1 embolus embolus Sgm: N 1 interruption interruption interception interclusion| Sgm: N 1 hindrance … English dictionary for students
