Ma'anar ƙamus na "Scotch tef" yana nufin alamar tef ɗin manne mai haske wanda ake amfani da shi don dalilai daban-daban, kamar manne takarda, hotuna, ko wasu abubuwa masu nauyi tare. Tef ɗin an yi shi da sirara, abu mai sassauƙa kuma yana da manne a gefe ɗaya wanda ke manne da mafi yawan saman. Kalmar "Scotch" a cikin "Scotch tef" tana nufin asalin tef ɗin, wanda kamfanin Amurka na 3M ya fara kera shi a cikin 1930s kuma an fara sayar da shi a matsayin tef mai tsabta da ruwa wanda za'a iya amfani da shi don rufe fakiti da kuma kayan aiki. kayan tarawa.