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CHICKEN SCRATCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chicken scratch mean?
• CHICKEN SCRATCH (noun)
The noun CHICKEN SCRATCH has 1 sense:
1. cramped or illegible handwriting
Familiarity information: CHICKEN SCRATCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cramped or illegible handwriting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("chicken scratch" is a kind of...):
cacography; scratch; scrawl; scribble (poor handwriting)
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