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scruff

[skruhf] / skrʌf /
NOUN
neck
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After spending the winter in semi-hibernation, he has now been able to re-join Wildwood's other two bears, Fluff and Scruff.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Perry Street Software, which owns Jack’d and Scruff, said in a statement Thursday that it removed third-party ad networks from Scruff in August 2018 and did the same in Feb. 2020 after it acquired Jack’d.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

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

The two matched in March 2017 on Scruff.

From New York Times • May 21, 2021

Aided by Scruff, a fairly correct line was made for the forsaken sledge, the dog seeming to know exactly what was wanted, and preventing them from over-running the spot where it had been left.

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




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