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Meanings of backscratchers in English

Spanish
rascador de espalda
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Tool for relieving areas that cannot easily be reached just by one's own hands, typically the back.

Related terms
rascador de espalda
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Examples for "scratch-back"
Examples for "scratch-back"
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Now, don't be comparing an Irishman, if you plaze, Adjutant, to a scratch-back Scotchman.
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals / As Seen From the Ranks Durin...
2
But to pay such a price for a scratch-back!-Prodigal
What Will He Do with It? — Complete
1
Items he has made so far include shoe lifts for his young daughter and a back scratcher.
Reuters
2
That extra slab of Ben Gay, applied with a back scratcher stabbed into a sponge, must have done the trick.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
3
I appraised genuine Cherokee ashtrays, key chains, back scratchers, and tom-toms.
Fatal Voyage
Usage of backscratchers in English
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Is it a purely cynical strategy to keep himself in ivory backscratchers?
The Irish Times
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Bring it on: it's hard to make mandatory but some of the excuses from Backscratchers plc should make for good sport.
The Guardian
Translations for backscratchers
Backscratchers through the time