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scruff Definition


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scruff1
noun
    1. The back or nape of the neck.
Etymology: 18c: a variant of dialect scuft, from Norse skoft the hair.




scruff2
noun
    1. colloq
      A dirty untidy person.
Etymology: 19c: see scurf.



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