Scruff \Scruff\, n. [Cf. {Scuff}.] The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.
Scruff \Scruff\, n. [See {Scurf}.] Scurf. [Obs.]
"Volume has been appalling," said a dealer at a British brokerage firm. "The market was dragged up by the scruff of its neck by Wall Street and by market makers getting caught short.
A complete scruff wanders on, dressed in black, with his long hair divided by a balding dome, like a mad professor.
The twin Brazilian strikers came out after half-time determined to take the match by the scruff of the neck - and did so.
"We will get them by the scruff of the necks," he said.