"scratching post" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scratching posts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scratching post (plural scratching posts)
  1. A wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture). Wikipedia link: scratching post Related terms: cat tree Translations (wooden post that a cat scratches): krabpaal [masculine] (Dutch), raapimapuu (Finnish), griffoir [masculine] (French), Kratzbaum [masculine] (German), Katzenbaum [masculine] (German), ονυχοδρόμιο (onychodrómio) [neuter] (Greek), grattatoio [masculine] (Italian), когтеточка (kogtetočka) [feminine] (Russian), rascador [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-scratching_post-en-noun-kZxz~PVh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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