Definitions for scruffskrʌf
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
scruffskrʌf(n.)
the nape or back of the neck.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of scruff:
1780–90; alter. of dial. scuff, scuft < D schoft horse's withers
Princeton's WordNet
nape, scruff, nucha(noun)
the back side of the neck
Wiktionary
scruff(Noun)
Someone with an untidy appearance
That candidate will never get the job, he's a right scruff.
scruff(Noun)
crust
scruff(Noun)
(Also scruff of the neck) The skin at the back of the neck, the back of the neck, nape.
He grabbed his unruly kid by the scruff of the neck, and took him home.
scruff(Verb)
To lift or carry by the scruff.
Webster Dictionary
Scruff(noun)
scurf
Scruff(noun)
the nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck
Translations for scruff
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
scruff(noun)
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.
- nekvelAfrikaans
- مُؤَخَّرَة العُنْقArabic
- тилBulgarian
- cangotePortuguese (BR)
- zátylekCzech
- das GenickGerman
- nakkeskindDanish
- σβέρκοςGreek
- cogote, pescuezoSpanish
- turiEstonian
- پس گردنFarsi
- niskakarvatFinnish
- peau (du cou)French
- עוֹר הָעוֹרֵףHebrew
- गरदनHindi
- nabori kože na šijiCroatian
- tarkó(bőr)Hungarian
- belakang leher binatangIndonesian
- hnakkadrambIcelandic
- collottolaItalian
- 首筋Japanese
- 목덜미Korean
- sprandas, pakarpaLithuanian
- skausts; sprandsLatvian
- dengan memegang tengkukMalay
- nekvelDutch
- nakkeskinnNorwegian
- karkPolish
- پس گردنPersian
- څټ ( داورميږ ) د څټ پوستكىPashto
- cachaçoPortuguese
- ceafăRomanian
- загривок; шиворотRussian
- zátylokSlovak
- koža (na zatilju)Slovenian
- zatiljakSerbian
- nackskinn: nackskinnet, hampan, kragenSwedish
- หลังคอ; ต้นคอThai
- ense köküTurkish
- (動物的)頸背Chinese (Trad.)
- загривок, каркUkrainian
- گدّی، پشت گردنUrdu
- gáy, cần cổVietnamese
- 颈背Chinese (Simp.)
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