What is to scrape (the club) on the ground, in a stroke, before hitting the ball; also, to make (a stroke) in that way called?
sclaff — To scrape (the club) on the ground, in a stroke, before hitting the ball; also, to make (a stroke) in that way. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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