scruff n 1: the back side of the neck [syn: {nape}, {scruff}, {nucha}]
Scruff \Scruff\, n. [See {Scurf}.] Scurf. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Scruff \Scruff\, n. [Cf. {Scuff}.] The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck. [1913 Webster]