GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Scuff (skŭf), n. [Cf. D. schoft shoulder, Goth. skuft hair of the head.  Cf. Scruff.] The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.]  Ld. Lytton.
   
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   Scuff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffed (skŭft); p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffing.] [See Scuffle.] To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
   
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   Scuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffing.]
   1. To cause a blemish on the surface of, by scraping against an object; as, “he scuffed his shoe on the ground”.
   
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   2. To scrape with one's foot; as, “he scuffed the chair leg with his shoe”.
   
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