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scratch coat
noun
- (in plastering) a rough, deeply scored first coat upon which the brown coat is laid.
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Other Words From
- scratch-coated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scratch coat1
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
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Example Sentences
Scratch′-back, a kind of toy, which, when drawn over a person's back, makes a sound as if his coat was torn; Scratch′-brush, a name given to various forms of brushes; Scratch′-coat, the first coat of plaster; Scratch′er, a bird which scratches for food.—adv.
From Project Gutenberg
The concrete is then applied to these laths in six coats, three on each side, and termed respectively the scratch coat, the rough coat, and the fining coat.
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