Middle English Dictionary Entry
scoch n.
Entry Info
| Forms | scoch n. Also skoch; pl. scoches, (error) stoches. |
| Etymology | From scochen v.; cp. OF coche notch on an arrow. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A cut, an incision.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Dc.55 Cook.Recipes (Dc 55)102 : Skoch [Hrl 4016: kut him in þe bakke in two or þre places, but noȝt þorgh, And drawe him in þe sket next the hede].
- ?a1475 Noble Bk.Cook.(Hlk 674)69 : To boile a Trout..ye will haue hym rond; cutt hym in the backe in ij or iij places and drawe hym iij scoches [Napier: stoches] by the hed, then sethe hym.
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- a1500 Rwl.C.506 Artist.Recipes (Rwl C.506) 170/6 : Go yn Marche or yn Aprill þer yuy growyþ vppon oke, and take an axe and schoch þe storke of þe yvy..and þan in a monþ aftyr þu schalt se come owt of þe same schocchis fayre bryȝt gumme.
Note: Glossary: "schocchis n. pl. 'incisions, piercings'."
Note: Additional quote.
Note: New spelling.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. scotch.