scuft

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UK/skʌft/

noun

scruff; nape of the neck

OriginProto-Germanic *skuftą →
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Meanings

nounscuft (plural scufts)

plural scufts

  1. UKdialectalscruff; nape of the neck

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*skuftą
  2. Englishscuft

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skuftą, similar to German Schopf (“tuft”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scuft

stuffedpuffedcuffedtuftcruftruffedchuffedhuffedruftdischuffedscalping tuftunchuffed
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Cite this entry
APA

scuft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuft

MLA

“scuft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scuft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuft.

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