scotalt

See scotale. scotale 'skot'al), n. [Also scotal (ML. reflex scotala, cotale, scotalium, scotallum ); a forest by an officer of the forest, and drawing people (who fear to incur his displeasure) to spend their money there. Part of the immunity which the outlaws enjoyed was no doubt owing to the connivance of the officers of the forest, who levied forced contributions from them, and compelled all who feared their displeasure to drink at alehouses which they kept, this extortionate practice being known as Scothala or Scotteshale. These exactions were curbed by the Statute of Fines Levied (27 Ed. I., A. D. 1299), which enacted that, "No Forester or Bedel from hence forth shall make Scotal, or gather garb, or oats, or any corn, lamb, or pig, nor shall make any (gathering but) by the sight and upon the (view) of the twelve Rangers, when they shall make their (range)." Ribton - Turner , Vagrants and Vagrancy, p. 31. Scotch1 (skoch), a. and n. [Also (Sc.) Scots (= D. Schots ); a contr. of Scottish : see Scottish .] I. a . Same as Scottish . [The form Scotch , usual in England and the United States, is little used in Scotland, where either Scottish or Scots prevails, and where the preference for Scotsman instead of Scotch man is still more decided.]-Scotch asphodel. See To field i a . - Scotch attorneys. See attorney1.- Scotch barley. See barley1. Scotch bluebell, or bluebell of Scotlandy. See bluebell (a) and Campanula. - Scotch bonnets, the fairy-ring mushroom, Marasmius oreades. - Scotch broom, an American designation of the common broom, Cytisus scoparius. Scotch cambric, a fine cotton textile, sometimes white, and sometimes printed, used especially for women's dre es. - Scotch camomile. See camomile. - Scotch cap. See bonnet, 1.- Scotch carpet. See carpet. Room for six scotches more. Shak ., A. and C., iv. 7. 10. Give him [a chub] three or four cuts or scotches on the back with your knife, and broil him on charcoal. I. Walton, Complete Angler, p. 67. 2. A line drawn on the ground, as in hop-scotch. - Out of all scotcht, exce ively. Hall i well. scotch3 (skoch), n. [An irreg. extension of scote (due to confusion with scotch2 ).] 1. A prop or strut placed behind or before a wheel, prevent its moving, or placed under a log to prevent it from rolling. Some bits of old rails lying near might have been used as scotches , but no one thought of this. The Engineer, LXVIII. 415. 2. In well - boring, a slotted bar used to hold up the rod and tools while a section is being at tached or detached from above.