Scruff

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  • noun. The back of the neck; the nape.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as shruff.
  • noun. The nape of the neck; the nape; technically, the nucha or cervix.
  • In golf, to raze the grass slightly in striking.
  • noun. Same as scurf.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Scurf.
  • noun. The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Someone with an untidy appearance
  • noun. crust
  • noun. The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
  • noun. The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck.
  • verb. To lift or carry by the scruff.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the back side of the neck
  • Word Usage
    "Â At times her shading makes it look like Mercer has a bit of chin scruff in one panel, and then looks clean shaven in the other."
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    back end  backside  rear  
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