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Scratch :: Scratch (v. t.) To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow..

Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..

Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game..

Scratching :: Scratching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scratc.

Scratcher :: Scratcher (n.) One who, or that which, scratches; specifically (Zool.), any rasorial bird..

Itch :: Itch (v. i.) To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected..

Sgraffito :: Sgraffito (a.) Scratched; -- said of decorative painting of a certain style, in which a white overland surface is cut or scratched through, so as to form the design from a dark ground underneath..

Scratch :: Scratch (v. t.) 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..

Scratchwork :: Scratchwork (n.) See Scratch coat.

Scratched :: Scratched (imp. & p. p.) of Scratc.

Scratch Coat :: Scratch coat () The first coat in plastering; -- called also scratchwork. See Pricking-up.

Scratch :: Scratch (v. t.) To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.

Scrat :: Scrat (v. t.) To scratch.

Pricking-up :: Pricking-up (n.) The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat. In the United States called scratch coat.

Scarify :: Scarify (v. t.) To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein..

Scratchbrush :: Scratchbrush (n.) A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.

Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To pass a rake over; to scrape or scratch with a rake for the purpose of collecting and clearing off something, or for stirring up the soil; as, to rake a lawn; to rake a flower bed..

Rase :: Rase (v. t.) To rub or scratch out; to erase.

Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To fight and scratch.

Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.

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