DEFINITIONS

scratch coat

noun

(in plastering) a rough, deeply scored first coat upon which the brown coat is laid.

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Words nearby scratch coat

scrapple, scrappy, scratch, scratch awl, scratch card, scratch coat, scratch file, scratch hardness, scratch hit, scratch line, scratch one's head

Origin of scratch coat

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

OTHER WORDS FROM scratch coat

scratch-coat·ed, adjective
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