scruff : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

	English	German
	scruff of the neck	Kragen {m}; Schlafittchen {n}; Kanthaken {m} [Norddt.]; Krawattl {n} [Bayr.] [Ös.] (Haut/Kleidung am Genick) [übtr.]
	to grab/hold sb. by the scruff of the/their neck	jdn. am Schlafittchen/Kanthaken/Krawattl packen/halten
	The dog carried the puppy by the scruff of the neck into the house.	Der Hund trug den Welpen an der Nackenfalte ins Haus.
	stubble; scruff	Bartstoppeln {pl}