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scruff

[skruhf] / skrʌf /
NOUN
neck
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Keepers at Wildwood taught him key bear behaviours and began integrating him with Fluff and Scruff, who had been rescued from horrific conditions in a Bulgarian hunting facility.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Scruff had effectively chosen Marshall as his owner when he sat on her lap at an animal shelter, her step-grandmother said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

But in Christian’s experience, it’s tough to find a date with real relationship potential through apps like Grindr and Scruff; he’s also tried Match, but no luck there, either.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022

“He has a really captivating smile,” said Mr. Schlicht, 36, who reached out to him in September 2016 on the gay dating app Scruff.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020

It was still very dark when they reached the place, Scruff uttering a low snuffling whine; but it was not easy to find a small object like a briar wood pipe.

From To Win or to Die A Tale of the Klondike Gold Craze by Hardy, Paul




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