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Word entry · 6 letters

scruff

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"Back of the neck"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /skɹʌf/Part of speech nounSorted cffrsuStarts with SEnds with F1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"Back of the neck"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (SCRUFF).

Definitions

  1. the back side of the neck

Word origin

1790, from earlier (1787) scuft and dialect scuff, influenced by scruff (“crust”).

Used in a sentence

  • That candidate will never get the job: he's a right scruff.
  • He grabbed his unruly child by the scruff of the neck, and took him home.
  • She gently scruffed the kitten who was trying to climb her leg.

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