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  • n  the back side of the neck

  • Stepping through the sliding glass doors at Pristina airport, I spotted that same giant smile I knew from eight years earlier, now with a little scruff of a goatee beneath it.
  • Paul, for example, is distinguished mostly by thick brush strokes over each dot of an eye, and three vertical lines of "scruff" on his chin.
  • In the past year, male models have been strutting their scruff on runways, in fashion magazines and in ads for stores like Banana Republic.
News & Articles

  • Chace Crawford: Governors Ball Music Festival Kick-off Party
    Chace Crawford sports some scruff as he hits the blue carpet at the 2013 Governors Ball Music Festival Kick-off Party held at Hornblower Infinity on Thursday (June 6) in New York City. The 27-year-old actor was joined at the event by his What To Expect When You’re Expecting co-star Anna Kendrick. PHOTOS: Check out the [...]
    June 7, 2013 - Just Jared Jr.
Quotes

  • Wayne Rooney in The Press Association
    This is a great opportunity for me to prove myself at world level,said Rooney. "I look at what Maradona and Pele did. They took the World Cup by the scruff of the neck and virtually won it single-handed. If I can manage half of what they...
  • Troy Cooley in Thaindian.com (blog)
    His preparation''s been first class and you never know when the champion is going to take the game by the scruff of the neck,Cooley added.

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