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/skɒt/ · noun
(UK, historical) A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff..
The black fellows were in a very savage mood. […] Mr. Lawson, having heard that the up-creek blacks were "in a scot," and fearing that the youngsters might fall into their hands, had then started with his little party in pursuit.
Use scot. when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scot. means (UK, historical) A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff..
Common synonyms include scotchman, scotsman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The black fellows were in a very savage mood. […] Mr. Lawson, having heard that the up-creek blacks were "in a scot," and fearing that the youngsters might fall into their hands, had then started with his little party in pursuit.
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