BEOLINGUS
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Kanthaken {m} [agr.] cant-hook; swamp hook; cant-dog; rolling dog

Kanthaken {pl} cant-hooks; swamp hooks; cant-dogs; rolling dogs

Kragen {m}; Schlafittchen {n}; Kanthaken {m} [Norddt.]; Krawattl {n} [Bayr.] [Ös.] (Haut/Kleidung am Genick) [übtr.] [listen] scruff of the neck

jdn. am Schlafittchen/Kanthaken/Krawattl packen/halten to grab/hold sb. by the scruff of the/their neck

Der Hund trug den Welpen an der Nackenfalte ins Haus. The dog carried the puppy by the scruff of the neck into the house.