Sclaff

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sclaff \Sclaff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sclaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Sclaffing}.] [Orig. uncert.]
     1. To scuff or shuffle along. [Scot.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Golf) To scrape the ground with the sole of the club,


        before striking the ball, in making a stroke.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sclaff \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.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sclaff \Sclaff\, n. [Scot.]
     1. A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying
        noise.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Golf) The stroke made by one who sclaffs.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. A thin, solid substance, esp. a thin shoe or slipper.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sclaff
       n : a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground
           before hitting the ball
       v 1: strike (a gold ball) such that the ground is scraped first
       2: strike (the ground) in making a sclaff