Auld Enemy
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- (Scotland) England, or the English people.
- 2018 February 24, Paul Rees, “Finn Russell masterminds historic Scotland victory over England”, in The Guardian[1], London, archived from the original on 22 April 2018:
- Two years ago Scotland started against England here, following a rousing rendition of Flower of Scotland, like a deflated set of bagpipes. This time they matched their crowd and were at full bellow as they played with a sustained, controlled fury to record their first victory over the Auld Enemy for 10 years and throw open the championship.
Scots[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the long history of conflict between Scotland and England.
Proper noun[edit]
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- The English people, especially when in a sporting context.