SCATCH

Etymology

Noun

scatch (plural scatches)

(obsolete) A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse.

(obsolete, UK, dialect) A stilt.

Source: Wiktionary


Scatch, n. Etym: [F. escache.]

Definition: A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth. Bailey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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