Definition of Scritch

1. n. A screech.

Definition of Scritch

1. Noun. (obsolete) a screech ¹

2. Verb. (obsolete) To screech. ¹

3. Verb. To scratch an itch. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scritch

1. to screech [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: screech

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scritch

scriptory
scripts
scriptural
scripturalism
scripturalist
scripturalists
scripturally
scripturalness
scripture
scriptures
scripturist
scriptwriter
scriptwriters
scriptwriting
scrit
scritch (current term)
scritched
scritches
scritching
scrive
scrived
scrivened
scrivener
scrivener's palsy
scriveners
scrives
scriving
scroag
scroags
scrobble

Literary usage of Scritch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"spec, scritch (archaic), squall, squawk, squeal, shriek. scream, ... spec, squall, squeal, squawk, scritch (archaic), shriek. screamy, a. screechy (colloq. ..."

2. Minstrelsy: Ancient and Modern: With an Historical Introduction and Notes by William Motherwell (1827)
"In the quiet and solemn night, When the moon is silvery bright, Then the scritch owl's eerie cry, Mocks the beauties of the sky. Tu whit tu whoo ! ..."

3. Minstrelsy, Ancient and Modern: With an Historical Introduction and Notes by William Motherwell (1846)
"IN the quiet and solemn night, When the moon is silvery bright, Then the scritch owl's eerie cry Mocks the beauties of the sky. Tu whit tu whoo! ..."

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