Lexicographical Neighbors of Scratting
Literary usage of Scratting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1831)
"... and martyrs I'll fling 'the ugly carcase o' thee at top oth' fire, and burn
thee wi' thy own cakes! A profitless, idle, good-for- nothing, pen-scratting ..."
2. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1886)
"Well, Shrimpy,' I says, ' as for you, I make no doubt I can find you a bit o'
scratting, and as for your mate, if he've no objection to handle his pick ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1831)
"... pen-scratting villain that thee art! Get out o' th' house wi' thee, and never
darken my door again! Thee canst eat the bread well enew, ill-looking ..."
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