Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball;
VERB (2)
1.
strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first;
2.
strike (the ground) in making a sclaff;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sclaff
n 1: a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground
before hitting the ball
v 1: strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first
2: strike (the ground) in making a sclaff