Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
back-scratcher , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun engraving A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, -- used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, dated A
toy whichimitates thesound oftearing cloth , used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
scratch + back
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Examples
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"scratchback" -- the same which, in the palmy days of Greenwich or
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I tried the widget and got my link on the scratchback homepage … Looks fun and easy. reply
Life After Text Links: ScratchBack Duncan Riley 2005
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