"scratchband" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scratchbands [plural]
Etymology: From scratch + band. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scratch|band}} scratch + band Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scratchband (countable and uncountable, plural scratchbands)
  1. (countable, dated, Virgin Islands) A group of musicians who play scratch music. Tags: countable, dated
    Sense id: en-scratchband-en-noun-sZ6K-pww Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Collectives, Musicians Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Collectives: 59 41 Disambiguation of Musicians: 53 47
  2. (uncountable, dated, music, Virgin Islands) The genre of music such musicians create; scratch, quelbe or fungi music. Tags: dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scratchband-en-noun-VLiG3zoO Categories (other): Musical genres, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musicians Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Musicians: 53 47 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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