scruff

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

scruffs

1.
(countable, uncountable)Someone with an untidy appearance.
That candidate will never get the job: he's a right scruff.
2.
(countable, uncountable)Stubble, facial hair (on males).
3.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Crust.
4.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Scurf.
5.
The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
6.
(rare)The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck.
He grabbed his unruly child by the scruff of the neck, and took him home.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

scruffs

V_ing/Gerund

scruffing

V_ed/pp

scruffed

1.
(transitive)To lift or carry by the scruff.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

nape nucha nuchal withersnucha, nuchal medicalwithers of a horse

Cùng gốc / liên quan

Apple scruffscruffy scuff

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Nguồn gốc từ

See scurf.