SCRUFF


Meaning of SCRUFF in English

scruff 1

/skruf/ , n.

the nape or back of the neck.

[ 1780-90; var. of dial. scuff, scuft schoft horse's withers ]

scruff 2

/skruf/ , n. Metall.

(in tin-plating) dross formed in the bath.

[ metathetic var. of SCURF ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .