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scruff |
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scruff 1 Noun the nape of the neck: the sergeant had him by the scruff of the neck [perhaps from Old Norse skoft hair] scruff 2 Noun Informal a very untidy person
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translationsscruff [skraf] the back of the neck by which an animal can be grasped or lifted She picked up the cat by the scruff of the neck.nekvelمُؤَخَّرَة العُنْقтилzátyleknakkeskinddas Genickσβέρκοςcogote, pescuezoturiپس گردنniskakarvatpeau (du cou)עוֹר הָעוֹרֵףगरदनnabori kože na šijitarkó(bőr)belakang leher binatanghnakkadrambcollottola首筋목덜미, 뒷덜미sprandas, pakarpaskausts; sprandsdengan memegang tengkuknekvelnakkeskinnkarkcachaçoceafăзагривок; шиворотzátylokkoža (na zatilju)zatiljaknackskinn: nackskinnet, hampan, kragenหลังคอ; ต้นคอense kökü頸背загривок, каркگدّی، پشت گردنgáy, cần cổ颈背 |
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Then with no less fear and delight they saw how the young count, red in the face and with bloodshot eyes, dragged Mitenka out by the scruff of the neck and applied his foot and knee to him behind with great agility at convenient moments between the words, shouting, "Be off I grabbed him by the scruff of the neck, and though he weighed as much as a Shetland pony, I managed to drag him to shore and well up upon the beach. When Cocky, balanced on one leg, the other leg in the air as the foot of it held the scruff of Michael's neck, leaned to Michael's ear and wheedled, Michael could only lay down silkily the bristly hair-waves of his neck, and with silly half-idiotic eyes of bliss agree to whatever was Cocky's will or whimsey so delivered. |
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