As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
SCATCHES
Noun
scatches
plural of scatch
Source: Wiktionary
Scatch"es, n.; pl. Etym: [OF. eschaces, F. échasses, fr. D. schaats a high-heeled shoe, a skate. See Skate, for the foot.]
Definition: Stilts. [Prov. Eng.]
SCATCH
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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