scotching

scotch

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Definitions of scotching word

verb with object scotching scutch (defs 2, 4). 1
noun scotching a cut, gash, or score. 1
noun scotching a block or wedge put under a wheel, barrel, etc., to prevent slipping. 1

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English scocche (noun and v.), perhaps blend of score and notch (> Anglo-French escocher)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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