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back-scratching definition

back·-scratching (-skrac̸h′iŋ)

noun

Informal a reciprocal exchange of favors, aid, or compliments

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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