scratchback

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noun

A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.

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Meanings

nounscratchback (plural scratchbacks)

plural scratchbacks

  1. UKdatedA toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.

Origin

From scratch + back.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

backscratch
Cite this entry
APA

scratchback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratchback

MLA

“scratchback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratchback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scratchback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratchback.

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