scruff


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
scruff1
noun the back of a person's or animal's neck.
– origin C18: alt. of dial. scuff, of obscure origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
scruff2
noun Brit. informal a scruffy person.
– origin C16 (in the sense ‘scurf’): var. of scurf.
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