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Scottish hero
Answer for the clue "Scottish hero ", 7 letters:
rob roy
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rob Roy is an operetta by composer Reginald De Koven and lyricist Harry B. Smith , frequent collaborators, loosely based upon the life of Scottish folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor , better known as Rob Roy, and the Walter Scott novel about him . Rob Roy , ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Highland freebooter (1671-1734). His name means "Red Robert." As a type of cocktail made with Scotch whiskey, it is attested from 1960.
Usage examples of rob roy.
Anyhow, the Punta del Sol Hotel at Port of Spain sent an urgent Carlottigram to Rob Roy to order a large consignment of haggis and Scotch whiskey.
SHERIFF ROB ROY was a legend in Sussex County and ran uncontested every election year.
At Port Mackay, on Rob Roy, he had gotten fighting drunk on the local whiskey and had beaten up the chief officer and publicly abused the master.
She'd started reading Scott's Rob Roy while he'd spent some time with his ledgers, then turned to calculating his odds for succeeding at the game.