scruff (noun)

1. As he leaned in for a kiss, he lightly brushed his lips against her scruff.

2. In the comic strip, the character's scruff is always drawn slightly disheveled.

3. In the futuristic world of the novel, cyborgs have electronic enhancements embedded in their scruff.

4. The horror movie villain grabbed his victim by the scruff and dragged them into the dark alley.