scrat

1 of 3

verb

ˈskrat

scratted; scratted or scrat; scratting; scrats

dialectal, British

: scratch

scrat

2 of 3

noun (1)

"

plural -s

dialectal, chiefly England

: a small insignificant thing or amount

scrat

3 of 3

noun (2)

"

plural -s

chiefly dialectal

: hermaphrodite

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English scratten

Noun (2)

Middle English skratt, scrate, probably from Old Norse skratti monster

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