"scratching post" meaning in English

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        "A wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture)."
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      "links": [
        [
          "post",
          "post"
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        [
          "carpet",
          "carpet"
        ],
        [
          "domestic cat",
          "domestic cat"
        ],
        [
          "scratch",
          "scratch"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "cat tree"
        }
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "krabpaal"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
          "word": "raapimapuu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "griffoir"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Kratzbaum"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Katzenbaum"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "onychodrómio",
          "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ονυχοδρόμιο"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "grattatoio"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kogtetočka",
          "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "когтеточка"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rascador"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "scratching post"
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  "word": "scratching post"
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      "word": "cat tree"
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          "carpet",
          "carpet"
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          "scratch",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "krabpaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
      "word": "raapimapuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "griffoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kratzbaum"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katzenbaum"
    },
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "onychodrómio",
      "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ονυχοδρόμιο"
    },
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      "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "grattatoio"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kogtetočka",
      "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "когтеточка"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "wooden post that a cat scratches",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rascador"
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