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sclaff
[ sklaf ]
/ sklæf /
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verb (used with object)
to scrape (the ground) with the head of the club just before impact with the ball.
verb (used without object)
to sclaff the ground with the club.
noun
a sclaffing stroke.
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Origin of sclaff
1890–95; special use of Scots sclaf to shuffle
OTHER WORDS FROM sclaff
sclaffer, nounWords nearby sclaff
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How to use sclaff in a sentence
Sclaff: Hitting the ground behind the ball first, thus not getting a clean stroke.
When, as often happens, this is done too suddenly, a sclaff is the result.
The Complete Golfer [1905]|Harry Vardon
British Dictionary definitions for sclaff
sclaff
/ (sklæf) golf /
verb
Also: duff to cause (the club) to hit (the ground behind the ball) when making a stroke
noun
a sclaffing stroke or shot
Derived forms of sclaff
sclaffer, nounWord Origin for sclaff
C19: from Scottish sclaf to shuffle
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