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scotchman
n. a New Zealand name fora smaller kind of the grass called Spaniard (q.v.). 1895. W. S. Roberts, ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
A piece of stiff hide, or batten of wood, placed over the backstays fore-swifter of the shrouds, &c., so as to secure the standing rigging from being chafed. Perhaps so called from the scotch or notch where the seizing is passed.
n. a New Zealand name fora smaller kind of the grass called Spaniard (q.v.). 1895. W. S. Roberts, ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris