An uncultured person.
A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent.
A yokel, country bumpkin.
A peasant.
Someone with an untidy appearance.
The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck.
The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
Stubble, facial hair (on males).
To lift or carry by the scruff.