Cratch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɹæt͡ʃ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cratch is a verb meaning A swelling on a horse's pastern, under the fetlock.
Meaning
A swelling on a horse's pastern, under the fetlock.
More Meanings
- (nautical) The vertical planks at the forward end of the hold of a traditional English narrowboat which constrain the cargo and support the top plank or walkway.
- (obsolete) To scratch.
- (obsolete) A grated crib or manger.
Example Sentences
A good pair of nails to cratch and claw.
Begin from first where He encradled was, / In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.
The fore-end of the cargo space terminates in a triangular board, called the cratch, raised to the same height as the cabin roof and connected to it […]
Word Forms
- cratches
- cratching
- cratched
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scrab, scritch, bescratch, scratch, itch, claw.
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