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• Scratch

  ·vt To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. II. Scratch ·noun A kind of wig covering only a portion ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• scratch

  1) No great scratch. A vulgar, though common phrase, implying not worth much--no great shakes. Ther...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Scratch coat

  ·- The first coat in plastering; — called also scratchwork. ·see Pricking-up. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Scratch player

  ·add. ·- ·Alt. of Scratch runner. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Scratch runner

  ·add. ·- One that starts from the scratch; hence, one of first-rate ability. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• scratch land

  Scotland. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• scratch platter

  or TAYLOR'S RAGOUT Bread sopt in the oil and vinegar in which cucumbers have been sliced. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• scratch-race

  A boat-race where the crews are drawn by lot. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book