Bible Dictionaries
Scratchback

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, - used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scratchback'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scratchback.html. 1828.