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Sclaff

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Noun

1. sclaff

a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball

Verb

2. sclaff

strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first

3. sclaff

strike (the ground) in making a sclaff

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sclaff

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verb
1. Also: duff
to cause (the club) to hit (the ground behind the ball) when making a stroke
noun
2. 
a sclaffing stroke or shot

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Sclaff

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verb intransitive
1.  Golf
to strike or scrape the ground before hitting the ball
verb transitive Golf
2. 
to scrape (a club) along (the ground) before hitting the ball
3. 
to hit (the ball) in this way
noun
4. 
a sclaffing stroke

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sclaff

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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