SCRAT

Etymology 1

Verb

scrat (third-person singular simple present scrats, present participle scratting, simple past and past participle scratted)

(obsolete) To scratch, to use one's nails or claws.

(obsolete, UK) To rake; to search.

Etymology 2

Noun

scrat (plural scrats)

(obsolete) A hermaphrodite.

Etymology 3

Noun

scrat (plural scrats)

(obsolete) A devil.

Anagrams

• C-rats, CARTs, Carts, SCART, carts, crats, scart

Source: Wiktionary


Scrat, v. t. Etym: [OE. scratten. Cf. Scratch.]

Definition: To scratch. [Obs.] Burton.

Scrat, v. i.

Definition: To rake; to search. [Obs.] Mir. for Mag.

Scrat, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. scritta an hermaphrodite, Ir. scrut a scrub, a low, mean person, Gael. sgrut, sgruit, an old, shriveled person.]

Definition: An hermaphrodite. [Obs.] Skinner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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