backscratcher
noun
an implement with a long handle, used for scratching one's back
backscratching
-
a word derived from
backscratcher.
Example Sentences
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So Aldea begins the rounds, backscratching and favour-pulling, trying to get his daughter waved through, and over a hurdle she would have undoubtedly cleared anyway.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2017
And since Rockefeller Center is one of many clients and Son Nelson is in a position to do some pretty good backscratching on his own account, it was by no means impossible that Special Work.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such words babble up in all corners of society, wherever anybody is ax-grinding, arm-twisting, backscratching, sweet-talking.
From Time Magazine Archive
Usually nothing so crass as a quid pro quo is involved, much less outright bribery, just an atmosphere of mutual backscratching.
From Time Magazine Archive
In fact, resentment over those deals led to a breakdown of the traditional backscratching among Southern and Midwestern Representatives.
From Time Magazine Archive
