plural of chicken scratch

Made from scratch.

(chiefly Midland US, Southern US) The Devil.

plural of pork scratching

(Britain) A snack food, normally available in pubs, made from cured pork skin that has been salted and deep-fried.

(prizefighting) To step up to the scratch or mark made in the ring to be toed by the combatants in beginning a contest. / (figuratively, colloquial) To meet an antagonist or a difficulty bravely.

(archaic) A combat requiring arduous effort.

A copy of the edited workprint of a film made for such purposes as scoring or dubbing.

simple past tense and past participle of scratch together

present participle of scratch together