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scruff
scruff S0174500 (skrŭf)n. The back of the neck; the nape.
[Alteration of dialectal scuft, scuff.]scruff (skrʌf) nthe nape of the neck (esp in the phrase by the scruff of the neck)[C18: variant of scuft, perhaps from Old Norse skoft hair; related to Old High German scuft]
scruff (skrʌf) n1. informal an untidy scruffy person2. informal a disreputable person, ruffian3. another name for scum3scruff (skrʌf)
n. the nape or back of the neck. [1780–90; alter. of dial. scuff, scuft < Dutch schoft horse's withers] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  scruff - the back side of the neck nape, nuchacervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"back end, backside, rear - the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" |
scruffnoun nape, scrag (informal) the scruff of the neckTranslationsscruff (skraf) : the scruff of the neck the back of the neck by which an animal can be grasped or lifted. She picked up the cat by the scruff of the neck. (動物的)頸背 颈背scruff
by the scruff of (one's)/its/the neckBy the back of the neck (of a person or animal). My mom was so mad that she grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and hauled me into my room to be grounded. I had to yank the cat out from under the floorboards by the scruff of its neck. The boss took John by the scruff of his neck and warned him never to do something so foolish again.See also: by, neck, of, scruffby the scruff of somebody’s/the ˈneck (hold somebody or an animal) by the back of the neck: The barman took her by the scruff of the neck and threw her out.See also: by, neck, of, scruffscruff(y) (ˈskrəf(i)) mod. sloppy; unkempt. Why don’t you clean up this scruff car? It’s—like—grody! scruff verbSee scruffyscruff
scruff[skrəf] (metallurgy) A mixture of tin oxide and iron-tin alloy formed as dross on a molten tin-coating bath. scruff
scruff (skrŭf)n. The back of the neck; the nape.scruff
Synonyms for scruffnoun napeSynonymsSynonyms for scruffnoun the back side of the neckSynonymsRelated Words- cervix
- neck
- back end
- backside
- rear
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