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scratch races

scratch races is the plural of scratch race.

Meaning of scratch race

Noun

scratch race (plural scratch races)

  1. Any race where the winner is the first to cross the finish line.
    Antonyms:
    points race
  2. A boat race between extemporized crews rather than established rowing teams.
    • A scratch race, however, was improvised on Commemoration afternoon, between the boats, apparently manned by mixed crews of all colleges.1889, Walter Bradford Woodgate, Boating, page 318
  3. A catchweight horse race.

Questions about scratch races

What is scratch races the plural of?
Scratch races is the plural of scratch race.

Words near scratch races in the dictionary

  1. scratch plough
  2. scratch ploughs
  3. scratch print
  4. scratch prints
  5. scratch race
  6. scratch races
  7. scratch sheet
  8. scratch sheets
  9. scratch someone's back
  10. scratch tape
  11. scratch team

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