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English Dictionary: scuff by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scuff
n
  1. a slipper that has no fitting around the heel [syn: mule, scuff]
  2. the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
v
  1. walk without lifting the feet
    Synonym(s): scuff, 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
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.
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