Scuff (?), n. [Cf. D. schoft shoulder, Goth. skuft hair of the head. Cf. Scruff.]
The back part of the neck; the scruff.
[Prov. Eng.]
Ld. Lytton.
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Scuff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffing.] [See Scuffle.]
To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
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