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scruff

We found 12 definitions of scruff from 6 different sources.

What does scruff mean?

WordNet

Noun
scruff - the back side of the neck
		nape, nucha
		back end, backside, rear the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

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Wiktionary

scruff (Noun)
Someone with an untidy appearance.
scruff (Noun)
crust.
scruff (Noun)
scurf.
scruff (Noun)
The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
scruff (Noun)
The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck.
scruff (Verb)
To lift or carry by the scruff.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

scruff (n.)
Scurf.
scruff (n.)
The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

scruff
skruf, n. the nape of the neck.—Also Skruff. [A variant of scuff, scuft.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

scruff
The matter adhering to the bottoms of foul vessels.

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scruff, noun, singular of scruffs.

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