"Schlafittchen" meaning in German

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  "etymology_text": "18th century, but probably older. Generally explained as a reinterpretation (as a diminutive) of Schlafittichen, dative plural of obsolete Schlafittich, itself from an underlying *Schlagfittich, from schlagen (“to strike, thrash”) + Fittich (“wing of a bird”), from the way a bird is grabbed by its thrashing wings. This requires that the word is of Central or Low German origin and that southern forms like Schlafittel are later adaptations.",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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          "english": "He grabbed the drunk man by his collar / by the scruff of his neck and threw him out.",
          "text": "Er packte den Betrunkenen am Schlafittchen und warf ihn raus.",
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        "something on someone’s back by which they are grabbed in order to push or pull them: the collar, the hem of the jacket, the scruff of the neck"
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          "hem",
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        "(informal) something on someone’s back by which they are grabbed in order to push or pull them: the collar, the hem of the jacket, the scruff of the neck"
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          "collar",
          "collar"
        ],
        [
          "hem",
          "hem"
        ],
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          "scruff",
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        ]
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      ],
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        "neuter",
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