scratching post

English

Noun

scratching post (plural scratching posts)

1. A wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture).

Translations

wooden post that a cat scratches

• Dutch: krabpaal (nl) m
• Finnish: raapimapuu (fi)
• French: griffoir (fr) m
• German: Kratzbaum (de) m, Katzenbaum m
• Greek: ονυχοδρόμιο (el) n (onychodrómio)
• Italian: grattatoio m
• Russian: когтеточка (ru) f (kogtetočka)
• Spanish: rascador m

See also

• cat tree