backscratcher
Britishnoun
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an implement with a long handle, used for scratching one's back
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informal a person who provides a service, corporate or public money etc, for another, in order to receive a similar service or reward in return
Other Word Forms
- backscratching noun
Example Sentences
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A lorry driver and his wife who won £3.6m on the lottery said their first purchase was a £17 backscratcher.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2022
Like the backscratcher, it is made to order — but the right gift is often one worth waiting for.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2022
Photograph: Moviestore/Rex These backscratcher deals happen all the time.
From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2015
Along with the wok, the company includes in its packaging a bamboo backscratcher.
From Forbes • Jan. 19, 2015
The backscratcher varies in length from 12 to 20 in., and the more elaborate examples, which were occasionally hung from the waist, are silver-mounted, and in rare instances the ivory fingers bear carved rings.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
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