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Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.the devil; Satan.[1755-65]
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Old Scratch — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old Scratch — n. see SCRATCH … English World dictionary
Old Scratch — Mr. Scratch redirects here. For the film of that title, see Oster Toaster and Daniel Webster (1941 film). Old Scratch or Mr. Scratch is a folk name for The Devil in the local legends of New England and pre Civil War America.[1] It is possible… … Wikipedia
old scratch — noun Usage: usually capitalized O&S : old nick * * * Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. the devil; Satan. [1755 65] * * * Old Harry, Old Nick, Old One, Old Poker or Old Scratch … Useful english dictionary
Old Scratch — noun see old nick * * * Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. the devil; Satan. [1755 65] * * * Old Harry, Old Nick, Old One, Old Poker or Old Scratch noun The Devil • • • … Useful english dictionary
Old Scratch — noun The Devil … Wiktionary
Old Scratch — Satan … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Old Scratch — In Judeo Christian mythology, this is the being which possesses all evil, controls all evil and is the enemy of mankind. Also called The Devil, Satan, Mephistopheles, Lucifer and Beelzebub. See Ahriman … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
Old — Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf. {Adult} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old age — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
