Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Dross of metals.
- noun Light refuse wood, used as fuel.
- noun Refuse; rubbish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete, Prov. Eng., Prov. Eng. Dross or refuse of metals.
- noun Prov. Eng. Light, dry wood, or stuff used for fuel.
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- noun
Rubbish , especially thedross orrefuse ofmetals . - noun obsolete, UK, dialect Light, dry
wood , or material used forfuel .
Etymologies
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Compare scruff and scurf.
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fbharjo commented on the word shruff
ARTFL Project: Webster Dictionary, 1913
Searching for: shruff
Found 1 hit(s). Shruff (Page: 1335)
Shruff (?), n. Cf. Scruff, Scurf. Rubbish. Specifically: (a) Dross or refuse of metals. Obs. (b) Light, dry wood, or stuff used for fuel. Prov. Eng.
March 11, 2011
bilby commented on the word shruff
Maybe would fit on mollusque's Lees list.
March 11, 2011
Gammerstang commented on the word shruff
(noun) - (1) Light rubbish wood; a perquisite to hedgers. Norfolk and Suffolk.
--Samuel Pegge's Supplemental Glossary, c.1800
(2) Refuse, esp. for burning; light refuse wood, cinders, etc. used for fuel.
--Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1897
(3) Shruffe, the undergrowth of the swamps; shruffey meadowe, shruffey upland. Dedham Records, 1659-1660.
--George Krapp's English Language in America, 1925
January 17, 2018