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noun
A poor golf shot, where the club hits the ground before it hits the ball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying noise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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noun
A thin, solid substance, especially a thin shoe or slipper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To perform such a shot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
To scuff or shuffle along.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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noun
a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: golf stroke, golf shot, swing
verb
strike (the ground) in making a sclaff
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: strike
verb
strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: strike
History
Borrowed from Scots sclaff (“to slap, shuffle”), of onomatopoeic origin.
