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• n  a workman who uses a tool for scratching
• n  a person who scratches to relieve an itch
• n  a device used for scratching

• The old head-scratcher what happens if an irresistible force meets an immovable object? now gets its test in the Democratic presidential primary.
• But if you still think fantasy-dork mayors are a head scratcher, check out some of the fantasy-related cottage industries that have started up or expanded during the Great Recession.
• This eye-popping exhibition includes all one can imagine making with precious stones (dagger handles, walking sticks and fly whisks) and lots of things one cannot (a back scratcher .

News & Articles

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• Washington man to fight state lottery; says new scratch card 'misleading'
  We are the first to offer a scratch card that plays on the front and back, ....BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ NOPE! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! Michigan had a scratcher that played on both sides awhile back. If Michigan did then other states must have also.
  June 18, 2013 - Lottery Post
• Virginia lottery winner arrested on narcotics charges
  SUFFOLK--A recent Virginia lottery winner has been arrested on drug charges.  Suffolk police arrested 47-year-old Sharon Kay Revell on May 31.  She is charged with two counts of distributing schedule I or II drugs, possession with the intent to distribute, and distribution or sale of drugs on or near school property/library.  Revell won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Jewel 7’s Scratcher game ...
  June 13, 2013 - 13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads

Quotes

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• Simon Mann in guardian.co.uk
  In a letter from Chikurubi prison on March 31, Mr Mann told his wife, Amanda, and his legal team: "Our situation is not good and it is very URGENT. They [the lawyers] get no reply from Smelly and Scratcher [who] asked them to ring back after the...
• Jim Ross in The Phanatic (blog)
  I was hugely disappointed to hear of Rey Mysterio being suspended for violation of the WWE Wellness Policy,Former WWE talent relations chief Jim Ross wrote. "That's a real head scratcher but it will open the door for some young lions to...
• Todd Pletcher in BloodHorse
  Classify it as a head-scratcher, I guess,Pletcher said. "I just don't know."