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Scratcher
Bed - e.g. "He's always in the scratcher"
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Ned The Horse said:

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A bed is referred to as "The Scratcher" as old beds where made from straw and hay, and would often result in scratching of the skin from pointed parts of the straw.

Hence the term

"I'm off to the scratcher!"
 
April 07, 2009
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Emma said:

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Can anyone tell me why the bed is called the scratcher?
 
April 06, 2009
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