Meanings
nounscratching post (plural scratching posts)
plural scratching posts
- A wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture).
Near-synonym: scratcher
Synonyms: scratcher
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture).
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Translations
Dutch krabpaal
- krabpaalwooden post that a cat scratches
Finnish raapimapuu
- raapimapuuwooden post that a cat scratches
French griffoir
- griffoirwooden post that a cat scratches
German Kratzbaum, Katzenbaum
- Kratzbaumwooden post that a cat scratches
- Katzenbaumwooden post that a cat scratches
Greek ονυχοδρόμιο
- ονυχοδρόμιο (onychodrómio)wooden post that a cat scratches
Italian grattatoio
- grattatoiowooden post that a cat scratches
Polish drapak
- drapakwooden post that a cat scratches
Russian когтеточка
- когтеточка (kogtetočka)wooden post that a cat scratches
Spanish rascador
- rascadorwooden post that a cat scratches
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scratching post. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratching%20post
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“scratching post.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratching%20post. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scratching post,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratching%20post.
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