scratch coat

noun

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

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a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.
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Origin of scratch coat

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

OTHER WORDS FROM scratch coat

scratch-coated, adjective

Words nearby scratch coat

scrappy, scratch, scratch awl, scratchboard, scratch card, scratch coat, scratcher, scratches, scratch file, scratch hardness, scratch hit
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