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cratchen
† ˈcratchen, -ing Obs. (exc. dial.) [app. the same as cracon, crakan, with palatalized k; but it has also the variant form scratching, as if associated with the pair cratch, scratch.] In pl. The refuse of grease or tallow; = crackling n. 3.1601 Holland Pliny II. 369 The..grease..is to passe through ... Oxford English Dictionary
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scratching
▪ I. scratching, n. Obs. exc. dial. Chiefly pl. (ˈskrætʃɪŋ) Also 5 pl. scrachenis. [App. a corrupt form of the word which appears variously as cratchen, cracon, crackling 3, crawke; cf. also the synonymous criton (F. cretons), croote (Wyclif).] a. The refuse of tallow remaining after refining. b. Th... Oxford English Dictionary
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