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  • screw
    [cf. Scots screw to move like a screw CSD] v. 1. (of worms) to twist. (Eleu., Exuma) 2. (of the stomach) to
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  • scream wire
    [W Car.; from screen wire with faulty reconstruction of nasal consonant from nasalized vowel] n. wire mesh screen, especially for windows.
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  • scrawled sole
    [from scrawl scribble, referring to dark lines marking upper side + sole] n. a fish, Trinectes inscriptus: 1968 (Böhlke 220). (San Sal.)
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  • scraunch
    /skrohnch/ [cf. OED scrunch to produce a sound of being crushed; cf. US dial. scraunch to crunch ADD] v. to squeak, as
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  • scratch my neck
      [cf. KISS MY HIP] phr. an excla­mation of surprise. (Black)    
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  • scratch broom, scratchy broom
    [OED scratch to scrape lightly + broom] n. a lawn rake, usually made of branches. (Black)
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  • scratch boom
    n. the gooseneck or iron hook joining the boom to the mast of a sailboat. (Andros)
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  • scratch
    [OED to write hurriedly and carelessly] v. to write (not necessarily illegibly): I can't scratch like yinna, 'cause yinna de to school now (Crooked). —n.
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  • scrap gang or band
    [from costumes made from scraps of paper left over from making regular costumes] n. an informal group in the JUNKANOO parade:
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  • scrap: go scrapping
    [cf. SCRAP GANG or BAND] phr. to participate in a scrap gang or band. (Black)
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