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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

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

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

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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. 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, 뒷덜미 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 頸背 загривок, карк گدّی، پشت گردن gáy, cần cổ 颈背