sclaff
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sclaff
(sklăf)v. sclaffed, sclaff·ing, sclaffs
v.intr.
To scrape or strike the ground with a golf club behind the ball before hitting it.
v.tr.
1. To strike (the ground) with a golf club before hitting the ball.
2. To hit (a ball) in this manner.
[Scots, to strike with a flat surface.]
sclaff n.
sclaff′er n.
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sclaff
(sklæf) golfvb
(Golf) Also: duff to cause (the club) to hit (the ground behind the ball) when making a stroke
n
(Golf) a sclaffing stroke or shot
[C19: from Scottish sclaf to shuffle]
ˈsclaffer n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sclaff
(sklæf)v. Golf. v.i.
1. to sclaff the ground with the club.
n. 2. a sclaffing stroke.
[1890–95; orig. Scots, sclaf to slap]
sclaff′er, n.
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sclaff
Past participle: sclaffed
Gerund: sclaffing
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| Noun | 1. | sclaff - a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
| Verb | 1. | sclaff - strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| 2. | sclaff - strike (the ground) in making a sclaff golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
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