scratch sheet

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noun

a racing publication giving the betting odds and other information on the horses entered at a racetrack or racetracks during a racing day.

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Origin of scratch sheet

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby scratch sheet

scratch line, scratch one's head, scratch pad, scratchplate, scratchproof, scratch sheet, scratch someone's back, scratch test, scratch the surface, scratch together, scratch video

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How to use scratch sheet in a sentence

“You try to always scratch where the itch is,” Huckabee said about his campaigning and rhetoric in the 2008 primary.
Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Scratch a liberal, find a fascist every time,” Woods tweeted in April.
How James Woods Became Obama’s Biggest Twitter Troll|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Divide batter into prepared ramekins, place ramekins on a baking sheet, and bake about 20 minutes.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People will always scratch and save if a sudden burst of unrestrained pleasure can be purchased.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, place on a sheet pan, brush with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Chicken Pot Pies|Ina Garten|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
But the Mexican caballeros had no notion of coming up to the scratch a third time.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The Professor took his pen and wrote a large X upon the sheet of paper in front of him.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Instead of a cloth, on each table was a sheet of fine glazed paper which had the appearance of oiled silk.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
Demons—was the horrible word that flashed through his brain like a sheet of fire.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for scratch sheet

scratch sheet

noun

US and Canadian informal another term for a dope sheet

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