scruff
11scruff — 1. noun a) Someone with an untidy appearance That candidate will never get the job, hes a right scruff. b) (Also scruff of the neck) The skin at the back of the neck, the back of the neck, nape. He grabbed his unruly kid by the scruff of the neck …
12scruff — UK [skrʌf] / US noun [countable] Word forms scruff : singular scruff plural scruffs British informal someone who looks untidy and dirty • by the scruff of the/someone s neck by the back of the neck He grabbed the boy by the scruff of his neck …
13scruff — n. (to take smb.) by the scruff of the neck * * * [skrʌf] (to take smb.) by the scruff of the neck …
14scruff — [[t]skrʌ̱f[/t]] PHRASE: v n PHR If someone takes you by the scruff of the neck, they take hold of the back of your neck or collar suddenly and roughly. He picked the dog up by the scruff of the neck and hurled her down the stairs …
15scruff — noun 1 by the scruff of the neck if you hold a person or animal by the scruff of their neck, you hold the flesh, fur, or clothes at the back of the neck 2 (C) BrE informal someone who looks untidy or dirty …
16scruff — [skrʌf] noun by the scruff of the/sb s neck by the back of the neck[/ex] …
17scruff(y) — [“skraf(i)] mod. sloppy; unkempt. □ Her boyfriend is a little scruffy, but he’s got billies! □ Why don’t you clean up this scruff car? It’s like grody! …
18scruff — 1. n. the back of the neck as used to grasp and lift or drag an animal or person by (esp. scruff of the neck). Etymology: alt. of scuff, perh. f. ON skoft hair 2. n. colloq. an untidy or scruffy person. Etymology: orig. = SCURF, later worthless… …
19Scruff (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Scruff caption = Scruff (taken from a screenshot) show name 2 = Rovelló genre = Children s animation creator = Josep Vallverdú writer = director = Antoni D Ocon creat director = Carlos Sorando developer = presenter …
20Scruff Connors — Infobox Radio Presenter name = Scruff Connors alias = imagesize = caption = birthname = David Jeffrey Newfield birthdate = 1952 birthplace = Toronto, Ontario deathdate = deathplace = show = station = Q107 Toronto WYSP, Philadelphia CHTZ FM, St.… …
