Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
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.
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.