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scratched

/skɹæt͡ʃt/ adjective B1
  1. Produced by scratching.
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The cabman scratched his head.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 60 · C1
“When they scratched against the tin it made a cold shiver run down my back.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 33 · B2
My glass allowed me to observe that the plaster was slightly scratched in doing it, which would not have been the case if the man’s nail had been trimmed.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 37 · B2
It was seven o’clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day’s rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their tips.
The Jungle Book, p. 1 · B2

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