scruff

  • 21scruff — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier scuff, of unknown origin Date: 1790 the back of the neck ; nape …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22scruff — an inferior grade of fish (Newfoundland) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 23scruff — scruff1 /skruf/, n. the nape or back of the neck. [1780 90; var. of dial. scuff, scuft < D schoft horse s withers] scruff2 /skruf/, n. Metall. (in tin plating) dross formed in the bath. [metathetic var. of SCURF] * * * …

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  • 24scruff — skrÊŒf n. back of the neck, nape …

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  • 25scruff — scruff1 noun the back of a person s or animal s neck. Origin C18: alt. of dialect scuff, of obscure origin. scruff2 noun Brit. informal a scruffy person. Origin C16 (in the sense scurf ): var. of scurf …

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  • 26scruff — Noun. An unkempt or dirty person. Informal …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 27scruff — [[t]skrʌf[/t]] n. anat. the nape or back of the neck • Etymology: 1780–90; alter. of dial. scuff, scuft &LT; D schoft horse s withers …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28scruff — I. /skrʌf / (say skruf) noun 1. the nape or back of the neck. –verb (t) 2. to seize and hold (a calf) for branding or castrating, without the use of a rope. 3. to subject (someone) to a physical assault. {variant of dialect scuft, from Dutch&#8230; …

  • 29scruff —  Untidy or uncouth person, adj. scruffy …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 30Mr. Scruff — Andy Carthy DJing at the Savoy, Cork City 30 May 2008 Background information Birth name Andrew Carthy Also known as …

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