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Sam Scratch
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English
Etymology
See en Old Scratch.
Proper noun
Sam Scratch
en chiefly Midland US Southern American English The Devil.
en Old Nick Old Serpent Thesaurus:Satan
en 1904 Jack London The Faith of Men 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.