scruff

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I said I like SID's long hair and scruff, and while we are at it, I might remind you that it is YOU that has that lovely valentine avi that makes me want to gag every time I see it lol - not me.

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  1. noun The back of the neck; the nape.

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  • Vanye shrugged it off and hauled him up to his feet with a shake at the scruff, grabbed him up in a tight embrace from behind and held him there against his struggles. —  Cherryh,_C.J._-_Exiles_Gate.htm
  • “You are a scruff, poor as…” Her education came good. —  Paid and Loving Eyes - Lovejoy - Jonathan Gash
  • “ Pippa !” He bent and gingerly picked up the kitten by its scruff, holding it away from him between finger and thumb. —  THE WIDOW’S KISS
  • I said I like SID's long hair and scruff, and while we are at it, I might remind you that it is YOU that has that lovely valentine avi that makes me want to gag every time I see it lol - not me. —  KBCafe Blog Network (technology)
  • It's goodbye scruff, hello buff for Sienna Miller. —  Sky Showbiz - Latest
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Alteration of dialectal scuft, scuff.

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  1. Also skruff; variant (with intrusive r) of scuff, ult. of scuft; see scuff, scuft.
  2. A variant of scuff, v.
 

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