That candidate will never get the job, hes a right scruff.
He grabbed his unruly kid by the scruff of the neck, and took him home.
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Scruff — may refer to:* Mr. Scruff (born 1972), British DJ and artist * Scruff (anatomy), a loose, non sensitive area of skin by which a mother can carry her young * Scruff Connors (born 1952), Canadian radio broadcaster * Scruff (TV series), a 2002… … Wikipedia
scruff — [skrʌf] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: scuff back of the neck (18 19 centuries), perhaps from Old Norse skoft hair of the head ] 1.) by the scruff of the neck if you hold a person or animal by the scruff of their neck, you hold the skin, fur, or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Scruff — Scruff, n. [Cf. {Scuff}.] The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scruff — Scruff, n. [See {Scurf}.] Scurf. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scruff — [ skrʌf ] noun count BRITISH INFORMAL someone who looks messy and dirty by the scruff of the/someone s neck by the back of the neck … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scruff — nape of the neck, 1790, altered (by influence of scruff crust ) from scuft (1787), probably related to N.Fris. skuft back of the neck of a horse and Du. schoft withers of a horse, from a common Gmc. source (Cf. O.N. skopt hair of the head, Goth.… … Etymology dictionary
scruff — scruff·man; scruff; … English syllables
scruff — Ⅰ. scruff [1] ► NOUN ▪ the back of a person s or animal s neck. ORIGIN from dialect scuff, of obscure origin. Ⅱ. scruff [2] ► NOUN Brit. informal ▪ a scruffy person … English terms dictionary
Scruff — Scruff. См. Настыль. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
scruff — [skruf] n. [< ON skrufr, a tuft of hair, forelock, var. of skruf, altered by metathesis < skufr, tuft < IE base * (s)keup > OE scyfel, woman s headdress] 1. the back of the neck; nape 2. the loose skin at the back of the neck of some… … English World dictionary
