nape, scruff, nucha
(noun) the back side of the neck
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scruff (countable and uncountable, plural scruffs)
Someone with an untidy appearance.
Stubble, facial hair (on males).
(obsolete) Crust.
(obsolete) Scurf.
scruff (plural scruffs)
The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
(rare) The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck.
Strictly refers to the loose skin at the back of the neck – found on many mammals, though not humans – rather than the back of the neck itself. While this distinction is not always observed, scruff is used almost exclusively in the phrase “to grab [someone/something] by the scruff [of the neck]”.
• nape
• nucha, nuchal (medical)
• withers (of a horse)
scruff (third-person singular simple present scruffs, present participle scruffing, simple past and past participle scruffed)
To lift or carry by the scruff.
Source: Wiktionary
Scruff, n. Etym: [See Scurf.]
Definition: Scurf. [Obs.]
Scruff, n. Etym: [Cf. Scuff.]
Definition: The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2024
(adjective) characterized by or indicating poverty; “the country had a poor economy”; “they lived in the poor section of town”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
