Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sam scratch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: sam scratch
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Example Sentences

"I tell you-alls the whole camp hits up the Yukon for Dawson jes' like Sam Scratch was after them,—wimmen, children, babes in arms, the whole shebang."

Etymology

See Old Scratch.

Synonyms

Old Nick Old Serpent Aduwallah Adversary Al-Shaytaan Antichrist archfiend Ash-Shaytan Azazel Beast Beelzebub bogey

Questions

What does sam scratch mean?: The Devil.
Where does sam scratch come from?: See Old Scratch.

How to pronounce sam scratch

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