scratching post
noun
: an upright piece of wood that is covered with carpet and kept in a house for a pet cat to scratch
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In a bedroom, there was a cat scratching post, leading troopers to believe there was a cat in the residence, according to the warrant affidavit.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
Mushrooms cat scratching post: on sale for $19.99 Original price: $49.99
Cat scratching posts don’t have to be boring.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
Cats, and sometimes dogs, will use leather as a (very expensive) scratching post, so teach them to stay off the sofa.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
Mushrooms cat scratching post: on sale for $19.99 Original price: $49.99
Cat scratching posts don’t have to be boring.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
Cats, and sometimes dogs, will use leather as a (very expensive) scratching post, so teach them to stay off the sofa.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Scratching post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratching%20post. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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