Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scotchmen"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scotchman \Scotch"man\, n.; pl. {Scotchmen}.
1. A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.
2. (Naut.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds
and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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