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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf.
     Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E.
     shake.]
     To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           We have scotched the snake, not killed it. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Scotched collops (Cookery), a dish made of pieces of beef
        or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with
        onion and other condiments; -- called also Scotch
        collops. [Written also scotcht collops.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf.
     Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E.
     shake.]
     To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
  
           We have scotched the snake, not killed it. --Shak.
  
     Scotched collops (Cookery), a dish made of pieces of beef
        or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with
        onion and other condiments; -- called also Scotch
        collops. [Written also scotcht collops.]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  scotched collops
     n.
     (lb en now chiefly US) A dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin
  or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with onion and other condiments.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  scotched collops
     n.
     (lb en now chiefly US) A dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin
  or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with onion and other condiments.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  scotched collops
     n.
     (lb en now chiefly US) A dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin
  or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with onion and other condiments.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  scotched collops
     n.
     (lb en now chiefly US) A dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin
  or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with onion and other condiments.

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