scratch-backn.

Etymology: < scratch v. + back n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈscratch-back.

1. An instrument for scratching the back to allay itching, usually in the form of a small hand of ivory or metal fixed to a long handle; a back-scratcher.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > scratching > [noun] > instrument for

back-scratcher1794

scratch-back1842

tormentor1891

1842 Ainsworth's Mag. 1 20 What is it but..a fan, lazy~tongs, parasol, or scratchback?

1864 R. Chambers Bk. of Days II. 238/1 [Description].

1880 G. Smith Cowper vii. 107 It is almost as easy to get a personal memento of Priam or Nimrod as it is to get..a spinning wheel, a tinder box, or a scratch-back.

2. A toy formed on the principle of a rattle, producing a sound of tearing cloth when rubbed upon a person's back.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > scratch-back

scratcher1836

scratch-back1858

scratch-rattle1870

scratch-my-back1887

1858 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? i. i But to pay such a price for a scratch-back!—Prodigal!

1865 C. Knight Passages Working Life III. xii. 263 Greenwich Fair too has died out—its bonnettings and its scratch-backs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	scratch-back
释义	scratch-backn. Etymology: < scratch v. + back n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈscratch-back. 1. An instrument for scratching the back to allay itching, usually in the form of a small hand of ivory or metal fixed to a long handle; a back-scratcher. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > scratching > [noun] > instrument for back-scratcher1794 scratch-back1842 tormentor1891 1842 Ainsworth's Mag. 1 20 What is it but..a fan, lazy~tongs, parasol, or scratchback? 1864 R. Chambers Bk. of Days II. 238/1 [Description]. 1880 G. Smith Cowper vii. 107 It is almost as easy to get a personal memento of Priam or Nimrod as it is to get..a spinning wheel, a tinder box, or a scratch-back. 2. A toy formed on the principle of a rattle, producing a sound of tearing cloth when rubbed upon a person's back. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > scratch-back scratcher1836 scratch-back1858 scratch-rattle1870 scratch-my-back1887 1858 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? i. i But to pay such a price for a scratch-back!—Prodigal! 1865 C. Knight Passages Working Life III. xii. 263 Greenwich Fair too has died out—its bonnettings and its scratch-backs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1842
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