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The back part of the neck; the scruff.

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  1. n. The back part of the neck; the scruff.
  2. v. i. To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
  3. n. a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
  4. n. the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
  5. v. walk without lifting the feet
  6. v. get or become scuffed
  7. v. mar by scuffing
  8. v. poke at with the foot or toe
  9. The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.] Ld. Lytton. To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
  10. The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.] Ld. Lytton.
  11. n:21/v:79 n. the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet) v. walk without lifting the feet v. get or become scuffed