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scruff

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

scruff

noun \ˈskrəf\

Definition of SCRUFF

: the back of the neck : nape

Examples of SCRUFF

  1. She held the kitten by the scruff of its neck.

Origin of SCRUFF

alteration of earlier scuff, of unknown origin
First Known Use: 1790

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