Sam Scratch

proper noun

The Devil.

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Old NickOld SerpentAduwallahAdversaryAl-ShaytaanAntichristarchfiendAsh-Shaytan
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Southern USchiefly Midland USThe Devil.

    I tell you-alls the whole camp hits up the Yukon for Dawson jes' like Sam Scratch was after them,—wimmen, children, babes in arms, the whole shebang.

    1904, Jack London, The Faith of Men

    Synonyms: Old Nick, Old Serpent, Aduwallah, Adversary, Al-Shaytaan, Antichrist, archfiend, Ash-Shaytan

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Devil.

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Old NickOld SerpentAduwallahAdversaryAl-ShaytaanAntichristarchfiendAsh-ShaytanAzazelBeastBeelzebubbogeycosmocratdeceiverdeuceDevildiabloDiabolusdickensDragon
Also see
satan

Origin

See Old Scratch.

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Cite this entry
APA

Sam Scratch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sam%20Scratch

MLA

“Sam Scratch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sam%20Scratch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sam Scratch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sam%20Scratch.

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