Scratching-post
noun
1.
a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
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verb (used with object) 1. to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one’s hand on a nail. 2. to dig, scrape, or tear (something) out or off with or as if with the nails, claws, etc.: to scratch the burs off one’s […]
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- Scratch-off
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