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Scout (skout), v. t. [Icel. skūta a taunt; cf. Icel. skūta to jut out, skota to shove, skjōta to shoot, to shove. See .] To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology. “Flout 'em and scout 'em.” Shak.
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Scout, n. [OF. escoute scout, spy, fr. escouter, escolter, to listen, to hear, F. écouter, fr. L. auscultare, to hear with attention, to listen to. See .] 1. A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy.
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Scouts each coast light-armèd scour,
Each quarter, to descry the distant foe. Milton.
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2. A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip. [Cant]
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3. (Cricket) A fielder in a game for practice.
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4. The act of scouting or reconnoitering. [Colloq.]
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While the rat is on the scout. Cowper.
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5. A boy scout or girl scout (which see, above).
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Syn. -- , . -- In a military sense a scout is a soldier who does duty in his proper uniform, however hazardous his adventure. A spy is one who in disguise penetrates the enemies' lines, or lurks near them, to obtain information.
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Scout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Scouting.] 1. To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
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Take more men,
And scout him round. Beau. & Fl.
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2. To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.
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Scout, v. i. To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout.
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With obscure wing
Scout far and wide into the realm of night. Milton.
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Scovel (skŭv'l), n. [OF. escouve, escouvette, broom, L. scopae, or cf. W. ysgubell, dim. of ysgub a broom.] A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.
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Scow (skou), n. [D. schouw.] (Naut.) A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.
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Scow, v. t. To transport in a scow.
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Scowl (skoul), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scowled (skould); p. pr. & vb. n. Scowling.] [Akin to Dan. skule; cf. Icel. skolla to skulk, LG. schulen to hide one's self, D. schuilen, G. schielen to squint, Dan. skele, Sw. skela, AS. sceolh squinting. Cf. .] 1. To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
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She scowled and frowned with froward countenance. Spenser.
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2. Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower. “The scowling heavens.” Thomson.
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Scowl, v. t. 1. To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown. Milton.
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2. To express by a scowl; as, to scowl defiance.
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Scowl, n. 1. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
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With solemn phiz, and critic scowl. Lloyd.
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2. Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect. Burns.
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A ruddy storm, whose scowl
Made heaven's radiant face look foul. Crashaw.
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Scowlingly, adv. In a scowling manner.
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Scrabbed eggs (?). [CF. .] A Lenten dish, composed of eggs boiled hard, chopped, and seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper. Halliwell.
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Scrabble (skrăbb'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrabbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrabbling (?).] [Freq. of scrape. Cf. , , v. t.] 1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree.
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Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and getting up made shift to scrabble on his way. Bunyan.
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2. To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl.
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David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate. 1. Sam. xxi. 13.
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Scrabble, v. t. To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper.
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Scrabble, n. The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble.
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Scraber (?), n. [Cf. .] (Zoöl.) (a) The Manx shearwater. (b) The black guillemot.
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Scraffle (skrăff'l), v. i. [See : cf. OD. schraeffelen to scrape.] To scramble or struggle; to wrangle; also, to be industrious. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Scrag (skrăg), n. [Cf. dial. Sw. skraka a great dry tree, a long, lean man, Gael. sgreagach dry, shriveled, rocky. See , and cf. , , n.] 1. Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.
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Lady MacScrew, who . . . serves up a scrag of mutton on silver. Thackeray.
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2. A rawboned person. [Low] Halliwell.
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3. A ragged, stunted tree or branch.
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Coloq. Scrag whale (Zoöl.), a North Atlantic whalebone whale (Agaphelus gibbosus). By some it is considered the young of the right whale.
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Scrag (?), v. t. [Cf. .] To seize, pull, or twist the neck of; specif., to hang by the neck; to kill by hanging. [Colloq.]

An enthusiastic mob will scrag me to a certainty the day war breaks out. Pall Mall Mag.
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Scragged (?), a. 1. Rough with irregular points, or a broken surface; scraggy; as, a scragged backbone.
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2. Lean and rough; scraggy.
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Scraggedness, n. Quality or state of being scragged.
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Scraggily (?), adv. In a scraggy manner.
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Scragginess, n. The quality or state of being scraggy; scraggedness.
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Scraggy (?), a. [Compar. Scragger (?); superl. Scraggiest.] 1. Rough with irregular points; scragged. “A scraggy rock.” J. Philips.
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2. Lean and rough; scragged. “His sinewy, scraggy neck.” Sir W. Scott.
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Scragly, a. See .
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Scrag-necked (?), a. Having a scraggy neck.
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Scram (skrăm), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrammed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scramming (?).] to leave; to go away; used mostly as an impolite command to a person to go away from a specific location. [informal]
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Scram (skrăm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrammed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scramming (?).] to shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency.
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Scram (skrăm), n. the rapid shut down of a nuclear reactor, as in an emergency.
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Scramble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrambled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrambling (?).] [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf. .] 1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.
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2. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
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Of other care they little reckoning make,
Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast. Milton.
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Scramble (?), v. t. 1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth. Marlowe.
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2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.
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Scramble, n. 1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.
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2. The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office.
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Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and increases the scramble. Locke.
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Scrambled eggs (?). Eggs of which the whites and yolks are stirred together while cooking, or eggs beaten slightly, often with a little milk, and stirred while cooking.
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Scrambler (?), n. 1. One who scrambles; one who climbs on all fours.
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2. A greedy and unceremonious contestant.
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Scrambling (?), a. Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. -- Scramblingly, adv.
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A huge old scrambling bedroom. Sir W. Scott.
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Scranch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scranched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scranching.] [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G. schranzen. Cf. , .] To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
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Scranky (?), a. Thin; lean. [Scot.]
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Scrannel (?), a. [Cf. .] Slight; thin; lean; poor.
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Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw. Milton.
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Scranny (?), a. [See .] Thin; lean; meager; scrawny; scrannel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Scrap (skrăp), n. [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. See , v. t.] 1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
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I have no materials -- not a scrap. De Quincey.
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2. Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
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3. pl. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps.
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4. pl. Same as Scrap iron, below.
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Coloq. Scrap forgings , forgings made from wrought iron scrap. -- Coloq. Scrap iron . (a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which bar iron or forgings can be made; -- called also wrought-iron scrap. (b) Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable for remelting in the foundry; -- called also foundry scrap, or cast scrap.
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Scrapbook (?), n. A blank book in which extracts cut from books and papers may be pasted and kept.
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Scrape (skrāp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scraped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scraping.] [Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa, Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen, schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob. to E. sharp.] 1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface.
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2. To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above).
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I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. Ezek. xxvi. 4.
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3. To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by together or up; as, to scrape money together.
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The prelatical party complained that, to swell a number the nonconformists did not choose, but scrape, subscribers. Fuller.
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4. To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down. Macaulay.
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Coloq. To scrape acquaintance , to seek acquaintance otherwise than by an introduction. Farquhar.
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He tried to scrape acquaintance with her, but failed ignominiously. G. W. Cable.
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Scrape, v. i. 1. To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along.
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2. To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich. “[Spend] their scraping fathers' gold.” Shak.
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3. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument.
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4. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
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Scrape, n. 1. The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen.
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2. A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment. H. Spencer.
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3. A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty.
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The too eager pursuit of this his old enemy through thick and thin has led him into many of these scrapes. Bp. Warburton.
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Scrapepenny (?), n. One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.
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Scraper (?), n. 1. An instrument with which anything is scraped. Specifically: (a) An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it. (b) An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc. (c) (Naut.) An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship. (d) (Lithography) In the printing press, a board, or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet and thus produce the impression.
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2. One who scrapes. Specifically: (a) One who plays awkwardly on a violin. (b) One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
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Scraping (?), n. 1. The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.
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2. Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street.
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Scraping, a. Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser. -- Scrapingly, adv.
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Scrappily (?), adv. In a scrappy manner; in scraps. Mary Cowden Clarke.
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Scrapple (?), n. [Dim. of scrap.] An article of food made by boiling together bits or scraps of meat, usually pork, and flour or Indian meal.
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Scrappy (?), a. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture.
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A dreadfully scrappy dinner. Thackeray.
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Scrat (?), v. t. [OE. scratten. Cf. .] To scratch. [Obs.] Burton.
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Scrat, v. i. To rake; to search. [Obs.] Mir. for Mag.
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Scrat, n. [Cf. AS. scritta an hermaphrodite, Ir. scrut a scrub, a low, mean person, Gael. sgrut, sgruit, an old, shriveled person.] An hermaphrodite. [Obs.] Skinner.
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Scratch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scratched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scratching.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE. scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazzōn, G. kratzen, OD. kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to rake, to scratch, Dan. kradse to scratch, to scrape, Icel. krota to engrave. Cf. to rub.] 1. To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like.
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Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch glass. Grew.
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Be mindful, when invention fails,
To scratch your head, and bite your nails. Swift.
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2. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. “Scratch out a pamphlet.” Swift.
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3. To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; -- often with out.
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4. To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow.
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Coloq. To scratch a ticket , to cancel one or more names of candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party ticket in its entirety. [U. S.]
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Scratch, v. i. 1. To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.
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Dull, tame things, . . . that will neither bite nor scratch. Dr. H. More.
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2. (Billiards) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game. [Cant, U. S.]
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Scratch, n. 1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision.
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The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon.
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These nails with scratches deform my breast. Prior.
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God forbid a shallow scratch should drive
The prince of Wales from such a field as this. Shak.
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2. (Pugilistic Matches) A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch. [Cant] Grose.
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3. pl. (Far.) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy. Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser).
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4. A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
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5. (Billiards) (a) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke. [Cant, U. S.] (b) a shot which results in a penalty, such as dropping the cue ball in a pocket without hitting another ball.
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6. In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap.
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Coloq. Scratch cradle . See Cratch cradle, under . -- Coloq. Scratch grass (Bot.), a climbing knotweed (Polygonum sagittatum) with a square stem beset with fine recurved prickles along the angles. -- Coloq. Scratch wig . Same as , 4, above. Thackeray. -- Coloq. start from scratch to start (again) from the very beginning; also, to start without resources.
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Scratch, a. Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards. [Slang]
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Coloq. Scratch race , one without restrictions regarding the entrance of competitors; also, one for which the competitors are chosen by lot.
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Scratchback (?), n. A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, -- used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons. [Eng.]
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Scratchbrush (?), n. A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.
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Scratch coat (?). The first coat in plastering; -- called also scratchwork. See .
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Scratcher (?), n. One who, or that which, scratches; specifically (Zoöl.), any rasorial bird.
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Scratch hit, n. (Baseball) a base hit which was weakly batted, barely allowing the batter to reach first base safely.
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Scratching, adv. With the action of scratching.
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{ Scratch player, Scratch runner, etc. } One that starts from the scratch; hence, one of first-rate ability.
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Scratchweed (?), n. (Bot.) Cleavers.
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Scratchwork (?), n. See .
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Scratchy (?), a. Characterized by scratches.
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Scraw (skr�), n. [Ir. scrath a turf, sgraith a turf, green sod; akin to Gael. sgrath, sgroth, the outer skin of anything, a turf, a green sod.] A turf. [Obs.] Swift.
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Scrawl (?), v. i. See . [Obs.] Latimer.
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Scrawl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrawled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrawling.] [Probably corrupted from scrabble.] To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a letter.
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His name, scrawled by himself. Macaulay.
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Scrawl, v. i. To write unskillfully and inelegantly.
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Though with a golden pen you scrawl. Swift.
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