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scratch coat
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noun
(in plastering) a rough, deeply scored first coat upon which the brown coat is laid.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of scratch coat
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
OTHER WORDS FROM scratch coat
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