scratched (skracht)

[ cifically-( a ) An implement for scratching to allay irritation. See back - scratcher, 1. (b) pl. In ornith, the Rasores or gallinaceous birds; the scrapers. (c) In U. S. politics, one He [a bank-teller] would not enter deposits in his scratcher after a certain hour. Phila . Ledger , Dec. 30, 1887. scratch-figure (skrach'figūr), n . In printing, a type of a figure cro ed by an erasing line: used in elementary arithmetics to illustrate canceling.