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scuff verb. L16.
[Perh. imit.; perh. rel. to SCURF verb, CUFF verb2. Cf. SKIFF verb2.]
verb trans. Evade, shirk, (duty). Scot. Only in L16.
verb trans. Graze or brush against, strike with a slight glancing blow; scrape or mark the surface of (a shoe etc.) in this way; wipe off by scuffing. E18.
R. Chandler The speedboat scuffed the Montecito's ancient sides. N. Lowndes Sitting on a low nursery chair..scuffing the heels of his new school shoes.
b. Scrape (the ground etc.) with the feet; throw up (dust etc.) by scuffing or shuffling; shuffle, drag, (the feet). L19.
W. Golding I..scuffed my feet into slippers and felt my way out on deck. I. Watson I venture on to the ice, skating..and scuffing up the dust of snow.
verb intrans. Walk with dragging feet through dust, leaves, etc., shuffle along. M18.
A. Desai Scuffing through..litter, he turned into the dark doorway.
verb trans. Buffet, strike, (a person). M19.
verb intrans. Become marked, worn, or damaged by rubbing or scraping, undergo scuffing. M20.
Sunday Express Supple as leather, yet won't scratch, scuff or mark.