English
sclaff
Sclaff comes from Scots sclaff ‘to slap, shuffle’.
- Scotsc. 1450–presentsclaff‘to slap, shuffle’
- Englishtodaysclaff
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Scotsc. 1450–presentsclaff‘to slap, shuffle’
- Englishtodaysclaff
Every English word from Scots sclaff
Today it means
noun A poor golf shot, where the club hits the ground before it hits the ball.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scots sclaff / sclaff