| 单词 | scotch cousin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScotch cousin Scotch cousin n. [in allusion to the practice among many Scots of tracing clan lineage back to remote degrees] a distant relative. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > [noun] > distant relative Scotch cousin1776 great1841 1776 G. Ellis Bath 7 Rhimes,—like Scotch cousins,—in such order plac'd; The first scarce claims acquaintance with the last! 1818 London Lit. Gaz. 8 Aug. 498/1 Mrs Glass, a snuff-seller in London, and Scotch cousin to the Deans. 1887 M. Cholmondeley Danvers Jewels i I have no deserving nephew or Scotch cousin. 1920 W. McDougall Group Mind 115 Scotchmen again (Highlanders especially) are noted for clannishness, and Scotch cousins have become a byword. 1995 P. Mackesy Brit. Victory in Egypt i. i. 6 The two men were ‘Scotch cousins’ related by blood. < as lemmas |
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