Scratch (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Scratch

Old Scratch; the Devil: probably from the long and sharp claws with which he is frequently delineated.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Scraping * Scratch Land

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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Scour
Scourers
Scout
Scragged
Scraggy
Scragg’em Fair
Scrap
Scrape
Scraper
Scraping
Scratch
Scratch Land
Scratch Platter
Screen
Screw
To Screw
Screw Jaws
Scrip
Scroby
Scrope
Scrub