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sclaff

UK/sklæf/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

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

verb

1.

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

2.

strike (the ground) in making a sclaff

Origin

Borrowed from Scots sclaff (“to slap, shuffle”), of onomatopoeic origin.

Phrases

  • worm burner

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