Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scuff"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scuff \Scuff\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scuff \Scuff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Scuffing}.] [See {Scuffle}.]
To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping
or dragging movement; to shuffle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scuff
n 1: a slipper that has no fitting around the heel [syn: {mule},
{mules}, {scuffs}]
2: the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
v 1: walk without lifting the feet [syn: {drag}]
2: get or become scuffed; "These patent leather shoes scuffed"
3: mar by scuffing; "scuffed shoes"
4: poke at with the foot or toe
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