Definition of Scotch woodcock

1. Noun. Creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste.

Generic synonyms: Dish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scotch Woodcock

Scotch finger
Scotch fir
Scotch gale
Scotch hands
Scotch kiss
Scotch laburnum
Scotch marigold
Scotch pancake
Scotch pine
Scotch tape
Scotch terrier
Scotch thistle
Scotch whiskey
Scotch whiskies
Scotch whisky
Scotch woodcock (current term)
Scotches
Scotchman
Scotchmen
Scotchwoman
Scotchwomen
Scotish
Scotism
Scotist
Scotists
Scotland
Scotland Yard
Scotlander
Scotlanders
Scots

Literary usage of Scotch woodcock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Young Cook's Assistant, and Housekeeper's Guide: In the Various Branches by P. Masters (1841)
"Scotch woodcock. Cut a thin round of bread from a quartern loaf, trim it, and cut it in six pieces, and fry it of a light brown. ..."

2. The Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics by Mass Boston Cooking School (Boston, Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.) (1907)
"Scotch woodcock Have at hand two freshly boiled chicken, turkey, or duck livers. ... Scotch woodcock No. 2 Prepare the liver and anchovy mixture as above, ..."

3. The Sanitarian by Medico-Legal Society of New York (1880)
"Scotch. Woodcock.—There are so many ways of cooking eggs, that one could almost undertake to send up a dish of eggs for every day in a week, not having one ..."

4. Louis' Salads & Chafing Dishes by Louis Muckensturm (1906)
"Scotch woodcock <S£ Scramble four eggs hi the usual way, adding a few drops of Worcestershire sauce. Toast four pieces of bread and trim them to an oval ..."

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