Old Scratch

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Etymology

Probably an alteration of scrat, from Middle English scrat, skratt, scratte, ultimately from Old Norse skratti.

Proper noun

Old Scratch

  1. (chiefly Midland US, Southern US) The Devil.[1]
    Synonyms: Old Nick, Old Serpent; see also Thesaurus:Satan

References

  1. ^ “Old Scratch”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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