Scotchman

noun3

1. •
   A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
2. •
   A man from Scotland.

   • “Gie us a guid conceit o’ oorsel’s” was, I believe, a Scotchman’s prayer, and who will venture to deny that Heaven has lent a gracious ear to the petition? — 1894
3. •
   A person from Scotland.