Scotch

of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

• “Scots Gaelic”
• “the Scots community in New York”
• “Scottish”
• “The Scottish Symphony”
• “Scottish authors”
• “Scottish mountains”
• “Scotch”
• “Scotch broth”
• “Scotch whiskey”
• “Scotch plaid”

avoiding waste

• “an economical meal”
• “an economical shopper”
• “a frugal farmer”
• “a frugal lunch”
• “a sparing father and a spending son”
• “sparing in their use of heat and light”
• “stinting in bestowing gifts”
• “thrifty because they remember the great Depression”
• “scotch”

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth”
• “;”

make a small cut or score into