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Meaning of SCLAFF

Pronunciation:  sklaf

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  strike in making a sclaff; of the ground, in playing golf
  2. [v]  strike with a flat object
 
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 See Also: slap, strike

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Sclaff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sclaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Sclaffing}.] [Orig. uncert.]
    1. To scuff or shuffle along. [Scot.]
    2. (Golf) To scrape the ground with the sole of the club,
       before striking the ball, in making a stroke.
    
  2. \Sclaff\, v. t. (Golf)
    To scrape (the club) on the ground, in a stroke, before
    hitting the ball; also, to make (a stroke) in that way.
    
  3. \Sclaff\, n. [Scot.]
    1. A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying
       noise.
    2. (Golf) The stroke made by one who sclaffs.
    3. A thin, solid substance, esp. a thin shoe or slipper.
    
 
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