Arscott

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proper noun

A hamlet in Pontesbury parish, Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4308).

OriginOld English cot →
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Meanings

proper nounArscott (countable and uncountable, plural Arscotts)

plural Arscotts

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Pontesbury parish, Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4308).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcot“cottage, hut, shelter”
  2. EnglishArscott

From an unexplained first element + Old English cot (“cottage, hut, shelter”).

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APA

Arscott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arscott

MLA

“Arscott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arscott. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arscott,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arscott.

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