- great Scot
- good gravy, gosh, heavens
When Dale gets excited, he says, "Great Scot!"
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great Scot
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Great Scott — /greɪt ˈskɒt/ (say grayt skot) interjection (a euphemistic variant of Great God.) Also, Great Scot. {US; ? from General Winfield Scott, a notable general in the Mexican War; in later years he had a large and imposing figure} …
scot — [skät] n. [ME < ON skot, tribute, SHOT1] money assessed or paid; tax; levy scot and lot 1. an old parish tax in Great Britain, assessed according to ability to pay 2. in full: in the phrase pay scot and lot … English World dictionary
Great Seal of the United States — Reverse of the Seal … Wikipedia
Scot — O.E. Scottas (pl.) inhabitants of Ireland, Irishmen, from L.L. Scotti (c.400), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Celtic (but answering to no known tribal name; Ir. Scots appears to be a Latin borrowing). The name followed the Irish tribe which… … Etymology dictionary
Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency) — UK constituency infobox Name = Great Grimsby Map1 = GreatGrimsby Type = Borough Map2 = Humberside Entity = Humberside County = Lincolnshire Year = 1295 MP = Austin Mitchell Party = Labour EP = Yorkshire and the HumberGreat Grimsby is a… … Wikipedia
Great Chamberlain — Holders of the office of Lord Chamberlain of Scotland are known from about 1124.It was ranked by King Malcolm as the third great Officer of State, called Camerarius Domini Regis , and had a salary of £200 per annum alloted to him. He anciently… … Wikipedia
Scot — /skot/, n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Scotland. 2. one of an ancient Gaelic people who came from northern Ireland about the 6th century A.D. and settled in the northwestern part of Great Britain, and after whom Scotland was named. [bef. 900;… … Universalium
great whaup — Whaap Whaap, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The European curlew; called also {awp}, {whaup}, {great whaup}, and {stock whaup}. (b) The whimbrel; called also {May whaup}, {little whaup}, and {tang whaup}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scot and lot — noun Date: 15th century 1. a parish assessment formerly laid on subjects in Great Britain according to their ability to pay 2. obligations of all kinds taken as a whole … New Collegiate Dictionary
Scot — /skɒt/ (say skot) noun 1. a native or inhabitant of Scotland. 2. one of an ancient Gaelic people who came from northern Ireland about the 6th century and settled in the north western part of Great Britain, and after whom Scotland was named.… …
