unscotch

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verb

To remove a temporary block from (a wheel or similar).

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Meanings

verbunscotch (third-person singular simple present unscotches, present participle unscotching, simple past and past participle unscotched)

present singular third person unscotches · participle present unscotching · participle past unscotched · past unscotched

  1. transitiveTo remove a temporary block from (a wheel or similar).

    Unscotch the front of the wheels. Take a wheel purchase. Run the carriage forward.

    1859, Frederick Augustus Griffiths, The Artillerist's Manual, and British Soldier's Compendium, page 187

Origin

un- + scotch

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APA

unscotch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscotch

MLA

“unscotch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscotch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unscotch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscotch.

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