scruff

scruff  (skrf)

n.

The back of the neck; the nape.

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[Alteration of dialectal scuft, scuff.]

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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]

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scruff ²

Noun

Informal a very untidy person

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)

Translations

scruff [skrʌf] n by the scruff of the neck → por el pescuezo

scruff [skrʌf] n by the scruff of the neck → par la peau du cou

scruff [skrʌf] n by the scruff of the neck → am Genick

scruff [skrʌf] n by the scruff of the neck → per la collottola

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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.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