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hen scratches

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plural of hen scratch

as in hen tracks

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scratches

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Material resists scratches, and no drilling into the car is required to install them.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Zimmerley allegedly told deputies that the horse’s stab wounds were cat scratches, Ivey said.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

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