scruff

scruff  (skrf)

n.

The back of the neck; the nape.

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[Alteration of dialectal scuft, scuff.]

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scruff¹

n

the nape of the neck (esp in the phrase by the scruff of the neck)

[variant of scuft, perhaps from Old Norse skoft hair; related to Old High German scuft]

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scruff²

n

1. Informal an untidy scruffy person

2. Informal a disreputable person, ruffian

3. another name for scum [3]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scruff - the back side of the neck             nape, nucha cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck" back end, backside, rear - the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"

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scruff

noun nape, scrag (informal) the scruff of the neck

Translations

scruff [skrʌf] N

1. by the scruff of the neck → del cogote

2. (= untidy person) → dejado/a m/f

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scruff [ˈskrʌf] n

(= nape) by the scruff of the neck → par la peau du cou

(= untidy person) → épouvantail m

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scruff¹

n by the scruff of the neck → am Genick

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scruff²

n (inf: = scruffy person) (= woman) → Schlampe f (inf); (= man) → abgerissener Typ (inf)

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scruff [skrʌf] n

a. by the scruff of the neck → per la collottola

b. (fam) (untidy person) → sciattone/a

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scruff [skrʌf] n

a. by the scruff of the neck → per la collottola

b. (fam) (untidy person) → sciattone/a

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scruff [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. nekvel مُؤَخَّرَة العُنْق тил zátylek nakkeskind das Genick σβέρκος cogote, pescuezo turi پس گردن niskakarvat peau (du cou) עוֹר הָעוֹרֵף गरदन nabori kože na šiji tarkó(bőr) belakang leher binatang hnakkadramb collottola 首筋 목덜미 sprandas, pakarpa skausts; sprands dengan memegang tengkuk nekvel nakkeskinn kark cachaço ceafă загривок; шиворот zátylok koža (na zatilju) zatiljak nackskinn: nackskinnet, hampan, kragen หลังคอ; ต้นคอ ense kökü (動物的)頸背 загривок, карк گدّی، پشت گردن gáy, cần cổ 颈背