A scurf; a scale. / The back part of the neck; the scruff.

(sometimes attributive) A mark left by scuffing or scraping.

To scrape the feet while walking. / To hit lightly, to brush against. / To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scuff

A mark on something caused by something else scuffing against it.

plural of scuff mark

(baseball) An illegal pitch where the baseball has been altered using sandpaper or a similar tool to modify its spin.

plural of scuffball

plural of scuffer

One who scuffs the feet. / (slang, Britain, archaic) A London policeman (of the Victorian era).