Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Scruff · IPA /skɹʌf/ n. n. 01 n. Scurf. 1. Scurf.[Obs.] 02 n. The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck. 1. The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.