Alternative spelling of scratch made.

Alternative form of head-scratching.

(archaic, slang) Not much good; something of little value or importance.

(of appliances and the like) New but cosmetically damaged during handling.

(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation. / (idiomatic) From basic materials or raw ingredients.

a lottery ticket containing sections covered with an opaque waxy film which may be removed by scratching to reveal symbols that show whether or not a prize has been won

(idiomatic) To barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible.

(idiomatic) sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality

Of a building: built ad hoc, with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level.

A publication that lists the horses withdrawn from a day's horse races, along with the betting odds and statistics for the horses that are running.