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Scotch \Scotch\, a. [Cf. {Scottish}.]
Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its
inhabitants; Scottish.
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{Scotch broom} (Bot.), the {Cytisus scoparius}. See {Broom}.
{Scotch dipper}, or {Scotch duck} (Zool.), the bufflehead; --
called also {Scotch teal}, and {Scotchman}.
{Scotch fiddle}, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott.
{Scotch mist}, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
{Scotch nightingale} (Zool.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]
{Scotch pebble}. See under {pebble}.
{Scotch pine} (Bot.) See {Riga fir}.
{Scotch thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Onopordon
acanthium}); -- so called from its being the national
emblem of the Scotch.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Broom \Broom\ (br[=oo]m), n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[=o]m; akin
to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. br[=a]mo broom, thorn?bush, G.
brombeere blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.]
1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to
sweep with when bound together; esp., the {Cytisus
scoparius} of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with
long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves,
and large yellow flowers.
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No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom.
--Wordsworth.
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2. An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of
the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or
attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because
originally made of the twigs of the broom.
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{Butcher's broom}, a plant ({Ruscus aculeatus}) of the Smilax
family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks;
-- called also {knee holly}. See {Cladophyll}.
{Dyer's broom}, a species of mignonette ({Reseda luteola}),
used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket.
{Spanish broom}. See under {Spanish}.
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