backscratcher

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noun
Definitions
  • A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.

Etymology

Compound from English back (mild drink, back, chaser) + English scratcher.

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English

scratcher

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