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sclaff
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sclaff has 1 sense
- sclaff(n = noun.act) - a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball; is a kind of golf shot, golf stroke, swing
Derived forms verb sclaff2, verb sclaff1
Verb sclaff has 2 senses
- sclaff(v = verb.contact) - strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first; is one way to strike
- sclaff(v = verb.contact) - strike (the ground) in making a sclaff; is one way to strike
Derived form noun sclaff1
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to sclaff his opponent
Derived form noun sclaff1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
sclaff, v. i. [Orig. uncert.].
- To scuff or shuffle along. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- To scrape the ground with the sole of the club, before striking the ball, in making a stroke. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
sclaff, v. t.
To scrape (the club) on the ground, in a stroke, before hitting the ball; also, to make (a stroke) in that way. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
sclaff, n.
- A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying noise. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- The stroke made by one who sclaffs. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A thin, solid substance, esp. a thin shoe or slipper. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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