shruff

English

Etymology

Compare scruff and scurf.

Noun

shruff (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Rubbish, especially the dross or refuse of metals.
2. (obsolete, UK, dialect) Light, dry wood, or material used for fuel.

References

• “shruff”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.