† scratchetsn.
Obsolete. rare.
With plural agreement. = scratches, scratch n.1 2a.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [noun] > disorders of feet or hooves
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quittor bone1566
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twitter-bone1688
cleft1694
quittor1703
bleymes1725
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capelet1731
twitter1745
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grease-heels1753
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toe-crack1891
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1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Crepáccij, the scratchets, or rats-tailes in a horse; some horsemen say they are little chaps or rifts about the coronet of the horses hoofe.
1683 A. Snape Anat. Horse i. ii. 3 Inflammations and breakings out, which we call Grease in the heels or Scratchets.
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