Mary grabbed Tom by the scruff of his neck.
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Scruff
/skɹʌf/
Synonyms for "scruff" (9 found)
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4 entriesgrab by the scruffscruff of the neckscruffy appearancethe scruff
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10 total sentences available.
Tom grabbed his son by the scruff of his neck.
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Tom grabbed the dog by the scruff of the neck.
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Tom caught John by the scruff of the neck.
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