Scratch player

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  ·noun A dramatic actor. II. Player ·noun A gamester; a gambler. III. Player ·noun One who plays an...

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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...

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• solo player

  A miserable performer on any instrument, who always plays alone, because no one will stay in the roo...

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• Scratch coat

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

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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. ...

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• scratch-race

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