Scruff Definition

skrŭf
noun
The back of the neck; nape.
Webster's New World
The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
Webster's New World

Someone with an untidy appearance.

That candidate will never get the job, he's a right scruff.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To lift or carry by the scruff.
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Other Word Forms of Scruff

Noun

Singular:
scruff
Plural:
scruffs

Origin of Scruff

  • 1790, from earlier (1787) scuft, influenced by scruff (“crust"). Related to North Frisian skuft (“back of the neck of a horse") and Dutch schoft (“withers (of a horse)"), from Proto-Germanic. Compare also Old Norse skopt (“hair of the head"), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft, “hair of the head"), Middle High German schopf (German Schopf).

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of dialectal scuft, scuff

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Scruff Sentence Examples

  • Lana said nothing but touched Jack's scruff, nervous around all the people.

  • Scruff 's Scribbles - 12/07/2005 This week has been a very important week for me it 's been prom week.

  • He is not a player to grab the game by the scruff of the neck or make chances for himself.

  • Skating was good - there was an adult male skater practicing jumps and Scruff was giving him a chorus of rousing cheers.

  • Sadly the walk DIDN'T send grumpy scruff off to sleep but i kept her quiet with biscuits!

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