scratch coat

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• scratch-coated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scratch coat¹

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Example Sentences

Scratch′-back, a kind of toy, which, when drawn over a person's back, makes a sound as if his coat was torn; Scratch′-brush, a name given to various forms of brushes; Scratch′-coat, the first coat of plaster; Scratch′er, a bird which scratches for food.—adv.

From Project Gutenberg

The concrete is then applied to these laths in six coats, three on each side, and termed respectively the scratch coat, the rough coat, and the fining coat.

From Project Gutenberg