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scratchplate

scratchplate noun: a pickguard.

Noun

scratchplate (plural scratchplates)

  1. A pickguard.

Forms of scratchplate

pluralscratchplates

Origin of scratchplate

From scratch + plate.

Questions about scratchplate

What does scratchplate mean?
Scratchplate means a pickguard.
What part of speech is scratchplate?
Scratchplate is a noun.
What is the plural of scratchplate?
The plural of scratchplate is scratchplates.

Words near scratchplate in the dictionary

  1. scratchmark
  2. scratchmarks
  3. scratchpad
  4. scratchpads
  5. scratchpaper
  6. scratchplate
  7. scratchplates
  8. scratchproof
  9. scratchsome
  10. scratcht
  11. scratchweed

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