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Nov 27, 2009
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scratch' line"




1. a line that marks the start of a race.
2. Track and Field.a line that a competitor is not allowed to step over while performing in certain events, as the triple jump or javelin throw.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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