SCUFFING

Verb

scuffing

present participle of scuff

Noun

scuffing (plural scuffings)

A scuff mark.

Anagrams

• cuffings

Source: Wiktionary


SCUFF

Scuff, n. Etym: [Cf. D. schoft shoulder, Goth. skuft hair of the head. Cf. Scruff.]

Definition: The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.] Ld. Lytton.

Scuff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffing.] Etym: [See Scuffle.]

Definition: To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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