bescratch

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bescratch

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From Middle English bescratchen, equivalent to be- + scratch.

verb bescratches · bescratching · bescratched

transitive To scratch; scratch about; scratch all over. I no sooner see him, but I scream out to Mrs. Jervis, she feigns likewise but just to come to herself; we both begin, she to becall, and I to bescratch very liberally.

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@misc{bescratch_2026,
  title = {bescratch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bescratch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}