cratch noun¹. [kratʃ] ME.
[Old French creche (mod. CRèCHE) from Proto-Romance from Germanic base also of CRIB noun.]
1. A rack for feeding animals out of doors; (now dial.) a manger. ME.

2. A wooden grating; a sparred frame or rack. dial. LME.

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cratch verb & noun². [kratʃ] obsolete exc. dial. ME.
[Origin uncertain: its meaning associates it with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch kratsen, Old High German krazzōn (German kratzen), Old Swedish kratta to scratch.]
A. verb.
1. verb trans. & intrans. Scratch. ME-M16.

2. verb trans. Snatch (as) with claws; grab. LME-L16.
b. noun.
1. Scratching, an itch. Only in ME.

2. In pl. A sore condition of the feet of horses or sheep; scratches (see SCRATCH noun 2a). E16.

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