A man met his tailor in the street and stopped him.
"I quite forgot to pay for the suit which I have on now," he said. "Why didn"t you remind me?"
"I never ask a gentleman for money," the tailor replied.
"Then what do you do if he doesn"t pay?"
"Well, after some time I no longer think he is a gentleman and then I ask him."
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SCORNFUL adj. (often foll. By of) contemptuous. scornfully adv.
SCORPION n. - arachnid with pincers and a jointed stinging tail. - (the scorpion) zodiacal sign or constellation scorpio.
SCOTFREE adv. Unharmed, unpunished. [obsolete scot tax]
SCOTSMAN n. (fem. Scotswoman) = *scot.
SCOTTISH (also scotch) —adj. Of scotland or its inhabitants. —n. (prec. By the; treated as pl.) People of scotland. - pine var. Of *scots pine. - terrier var. Of *scotch terrier.
SCRABBLE —v. (-ling) scratch or grope about, esp. In search of something. —n. - act of scrabbling. - (scrabble) propr. Game in which players build up words from letter-blocks on a board. [dutch]
SCRAMBLE —v. (-ling) 1 clamber, crawl, climb, etc., esp. Hurriedly or anxiously. - (foll. By for, at) struggle with competitors (for a thing or share). - mix together indiscriminately. - cook (eggs) by stirring them in a pan over heat. - change the speech frequency of (a broadcast transmission or telephone conversation) so as to make it unintelligible without a decoding device. - (of fighter aircraft or pilots) take off quickly in an emergency or for action. —n. - act of scrambling. - difficult climb or walk. - (foll. By for) eager struggle or competition. - motor-cycle race over rough ground. - emergency take-off by fighter aircraft. [imitative]
SCRAPING n. (esp. In pl.) Fragment produced by scraping.
SCRATCHY adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 tending to make scratches or a scratching noise. - causing itching. - (of a drawing etc.) Untidy, careless. scratchily adv. Scratchiness n.
SCRIBBLE —v. (-ling) 1 write or draw carelessly or hurriedly. - joc. Be an author or writer. —n. - scrawl. - hasty note etc. [latin scribillo diminutive: related to *scribe]
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