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

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scratch
Old Scratch; the Devil: probably from the long and sharp claws with which he is frequently delineate...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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.
Coat
·noun A <<Petticoat>>. II. Coat ·vt To cover with a coat or outer garment. III. Coat ·noun A coat ...

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Coat
The tunic worn like the shirt next the skin (Lev. 16:4; Cant. 5:3; 2 Sam. 15:32; Ex. 28:4; 29:5). Th...

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coat
A piece of tarred canvas nailed round above the partners, or that part where the mast or bowsprit en...

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Coat
[Dress] ...

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

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

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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. ...

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Dress coat
·- A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock coat, of which the skirts surround the...

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Mackinaw coat
·add. ·- A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. ...

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Match-coat
·noun A coat made of match-cloth. ...

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Three-coat
·adj Having or consisting of three coats; — applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, fl...

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Tuxedo coat
·add. ·noun ·Alt. of <<Tuxedo>>. ...

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jouk coat
a great coat. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
side-coat
a great coat. York. ...

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coat-tacks
The peculiar nails with which the mast coats are fastened. ...

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mast-coat
A conical canvas fitted over the wedges round the mast, to prevent water oozing down from the decks....

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privy-coat
A light coat or defence of mail, concealed under the ordinary dress. ...

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pump-coat
A piece of stout canvas nailed to the pump-partners where it enters the upper deck, and lashed to th...

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rudder-coat
A canvas coat affixed to the rudder, encasing the opening in the counter, to prevent the sea from ru...

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Coat of mail
The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "glittering" (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural f...

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Mail, Coat of
"a corselet of scales," a cuirass formed of pieces of metal overlapping each other, like fish-scales...

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Blue Coat Buildings
See King Edward Street. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
coat of mail
The chiton shell. ...

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