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Definition of Scotswoman
1. Noun. A woman who is a Scot.
Definition of Scotswoman
1. Proper noun. A woman from Scotland. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scotswoman
Literary usage of Scotswoman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Language Lessons and Grammar by Charles Alexander McMurry (1916)
"STUDY 17 ROBERT BRUCE AND THE OLD scotswoman After being crowned king of Scotland,
Bruce was pursued by the English and forced to retreat into the Highlands ..."
2. The Scots Digest of the Cases Decided in the Supreme Courts of Scotland: And by John Condie Stewart Sandeman (1905)
"In 1890 he married a scotswoman, and they resided in Orkney till 1897. He then
returned for two years to England and practised medicine there. ..."
3. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1868)
"An Irishman marries a scotswoman and deserts her. Shall she be carried, ...
Therefore the common law would declare that this deserted scotswoman must go to ..."
4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1901)
"It was a red one, and half way down before the scotswoman could stop me. ...
The scotswoman took the wrist, held it a moment, and nodded. ..."
5. A Guide to the Best Fiction in English by Ernest Albert ( Baker (1913)
"1823 Contains one of the author's most humorous characters, Leddy Grippy, an
inimitable scotswoman, [v. infra.] The Last of the Lairds. ..."
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