(skoch) v.t.
1. To cut; scratch.
2. To wound so as to maim or cripple.
3. To put down; crush or suppress.
4. To dress, as stone, with a pick.
—noun
1. A superficial cut; a scratch; a notch.
2. A line traced on the ground, as for hopscotch. [Origin uncertain]

(skoch) v.t.
To block, as a wheel or log, with a chock or wedge to prevent moving or slipping.
—noun A block put behind or under something, as a wheel, to prevent rolling or sliding. [Origin unknown]

(skoch) noun
1. The people of Scotland collectively: with the.
2. One or all of the dialects spoken by the people of Scotland.
3. Scotch whisky.
—adjective Of or pertaining to Scotland, its inhabitants, or their language; Scottish; Scots.♦ Scotch, Scots, Scottish
Of these three proper adjectives, the form Scotch developed in the dialects of the Midland and southern England, and is accepted even in Scotland as applying to Scotch plaid, Scotch terriers, Scotch whisky, etc.; in Scotland and in northern England, however, the forms Scots and Scottish (earlier Scottis) prevailed, and are preferred as applying to the people, culture, and institutions of Scotland: Scots or Scottish English, the Scottish church. This distinction is now widely accepted.