scatchEtymologyFrom French escache, from Italian scaccia.scatch means A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.nounA kind of bit for the bridle of a horse.“and thus, having brought your horse to a Post set up for that purpose, and one to assist you with a Rein fastened to the rings of a half Cannon Bit or a Scatch, you having mounted his back, let your assistant hold him to the post with his head facing it,”A stilt.