scruff
IPA: skrˈʌf
noun
- Someone with an untidy appearance.
- Stubble, facial hair (on males).
- (obsolete) Crust.
- (obsolete) Scurf.
- The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
- (rare) The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck.
verb
- (transitive) To lift or carry by the scruff.
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Examples of "scruff" in Sentences
- Scruff the scruncher is a boxy steam engine.
- Each episode features a new adventure for Scruff.
- One has a scruff of fur while the other does not.
- Very fetching and a nice counterpoint to the general scruff.
- She grabbed his scruff and tried to pull him out of the water.
- There is need to grab the water problem by the scruff of its neck.
- Please add a citation about mammals carrying their young by the scruff.
- Cats with the condition cannot be grasped by the scruff as this may tear away.
- Originally shown as haughty and stuck up, she later falls in love with Scruff.
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