tight scratch

noun

A combat requiring arduous effort.

“We had a considerable tight scratch with about an equal number of the British.”

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Meanings

nountight scratch (plural tight scratches)

plural tight scratches

  1. archaicA combat requiring arduous effort.

    We had a considerable tight scratch with about an equal number of the British.

Cite this entry
APA

tight scratch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tight%20scratch

MLA

“tight scratch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tight%20scratch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tight scratch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tight%20scratch.

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