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单词 scotswoman
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Scotswomann.

Brit. /ˈskɒtsˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈskɑtsˌwʊmən/
Inflections: Plural Scotswomen.
Forms: see Scots adj. and n. and woman n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Scots adj., woman n.
Etymology: < Scots adj. + woman n., after Scotsman n.
A woman who is Scottish by descent, birth, or residency; (typically) a woman born in Scotland or to Scottish parents.
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1522 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1903) V. 203 That na Scottisman or woman intercommoun with Inglishmen..under the pane of deid.
1649 W. Steele Duke Hamilton his Case 29 Though he were a Native English-man, yet having issue..by a Native Scots-woman in Scotland, the issue thereby remains an Alien.
a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 14 Tho she be some what old and teugh, She's a Scots Woman hough enough.
a1752 R. Erskine Serm. (1777) IV. lxxi. 382 Consider whose children you are by nation, and that whether by remote national descent, or by immediate parentage... By remote national descent, as Scotsmen and Scotswomen.
1763 Let. to Author of North Briton 33 Sir, be pleased to know, that one of Hume's grandmothers was an Englishwoman, and you know that your own grandmother is a Scotswoman.
1820 W. Scott Abbot I. iii. 60 ‘The slothful hinds!’ exclaimed Mary, thinking and feeling like a Scotswoman of the period.
1831 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel (new ed.) I. viii. 155 The old Scotswoman.
1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) II. vi. 546 A charming..Scotswoman suffering from gangræna pulmonum, gangrene of the lungs.
1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds (1978) IV. xi. 287 No Scotswoman wears a kilt, only the plaid.
1996 J. Doran Red Doran 11 Wee Nana was a Scotswoman, and she was a good wee soul.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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