scratch coat
noun
(in plastering) a rough, deeply scored first coat upon which the brown coat is laid.
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Nearby words
scrappy, scrapyard, 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
Related formsscratch-coat·ed, adjective
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