CRATCHES

Noun

cratches

plural of cratch

Verb

cratches

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cratch

Anagrams

• catchers

Source: Wiktionary


CRATCH

Cratch (krch; 224), n. Etym: [OE. crache, creche, F. cr crib, manger, fr. OHG. krippa, krippea,G. krippe crib. See Crib.]

Definition: A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. [Obs.] Begin from first where He encradled was, In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay. Spenser. Cratch cradle, a representation of the figure of the cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle; -- called also scratch cradle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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