Old Scratch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Old Scratch
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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Another very amusing scene finds Old Scratch at an open-mike, griping to us about the lame ways he has been depicted, or referred to, in modern media.
From Washington Post
"Old Scratch" is a flexible steel cable, strung with hundreds of steel washers, lubricated by a reservoir of oil-insecticide.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his latest picture Comedian Bill Cosby plays his baddest dude yet: Barney Satan, left-hand man to Old Scratch himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cow just rubs against Old Scratch, is automatically smeared with bug-killer, made happier, puts on weight faster as a result.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why, you off-scouring," replied Wat, "it is enough to make Old Scratch laugh, to hear you talk about conscience!
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by John Pendleton Kennedy
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