Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1926
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¶SKRITCH, n. Nonce variant of Eng. scratch.Sc. 1926 H. M'Diarmid Drunk Man 87:
The skippin' sparks, the ripples, rit Like skritches o' a grain o' grit.