Scruff, n. [Cf. Scuff.] The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin,
as of the back of the neck.
Scrum"mage (?; 43), n. See Scrimmage.
Scrump"tious (?), a. Nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine.
[Slang]
Scrunch (?), v. t. & v. i. [Cf. Scranch, Crunch.] To scranch; to
crunch. Dickens.
Scru"ple (?), n. [L. scrupulus a small sharp or pointed stone, the
twenty-fourth part of an ounce, a scruple, uneasiness, doubt, dim. of
scrupus a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness; perh. akin to Gr.
&?; the chippings of stone, &?; a razor, Skr. kshura: cf. F. scrupule.]
1. A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.