Scruffs

My dogs know to hunker up and be still so I can grab them by the scruffs and lift them safely over the fence. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And then lastly he spins, with a smile cruel as sin, and asks, How many scruffs did the stickmen bring in? ❋ Hal Duncan (2010)

I caught them by the scruffs of their necks and pulled them back. ❋ Molly Harper (2011)

And then lastly he spins, with a smile cruel as sin, and asks, How many scruffs did the stickmen bring in? posted by Hal Duncan | 1: 52 AM ❋ Hal Duncan (2010)

Honestly, what are all those red-carpet bouncers for if they let these scruffs in. ❋ Jason Solomons (2010)

Similar to the wizard-bong approved THotD poster design by Kellerhouse last year, the VHS packaging has faux rental scruffs, in addition to a retro “new release” starburst. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After his world scooplet interview with Never Say Die Nancy Pelosi, his smackdown of the post-election instant conventional wisdom industry and his lead-the-way analysis of some of the actual factual reasons behind the GOP House takeover, our boy outdid himself on Thursday with a terrific piece in which he picked the docile and doleful Dems up by the scruffs of their necks and tried to shake some sense into them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Debbie followed my lead, grabbing those thick, sexy Spanish words by the scruffs of their necks and rolling them around in our mouths, gyrating our hips in time with our rolled rs and trilled ts. ❋ Brando Skyhorse (2010)

Pretty awesome, I mean dogs and cats always get carried around by the scruffs of their necks. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Monkey: * scruffs cat, picks her up, shakes her gently, and tosses her off the bed* ❋ Ellen_datlow (2008)

Monkey: * roaring like a balrog, scruffs cat and pulls off hair* ❋ Matociquala (2008)

When the shock-talk jocks grab their kids by the scruffs of their collars, drag them to an army or marine recruiter and tell them they can return home only after they've spent a full tour in combat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They WANT us to pick them up by the scruffs of their necks and deposit them back in the drawer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unintentionally and unwillingly sacrificing a shoulder so as to protect components from scruffs, scrapes or any other damage will only reduce the manufacturer's culpability for their attempt on your life in your legal action for defective design. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)