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cratch
/kɹæt͡ʃ/
noun 3verb 1
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4ADJ.
simple
VERB + CRATCH
board, called, nails
CRATCH + NOUN
wrapt
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
verb
1
To scratch.
A good pair of nails to cratch and claw.
noun
1
A grated crib or manger.
Begin from first where He encradled was, / In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.
2
The vertical planks at the forward end of the hold of a traditional English narrowboat which constrain the cargo and support the top plank or walkway.
The fore-end of the cargo space terminates in a triangular board, called the cratch, raised to the same height as the cabin roof and connected to it […]
noun
1
A swelling on a horse's pastern, under the fetlock.
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A good pair of nails to cratch and claw.
Wiktionary02
Begin from first where He encradled was, / In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.
Wiktionary03
The fore-end of the cargo space terminates in a triangular board, called the cratch, raised to the same height as the cabin roof and connected to it […]
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