sclaff

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sklaf]
- /sklæf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sklaf]
- /sklæf/

Definitions of sclaff word

verb with object sclaff to scrape (the ground) with the head of the club just before impact with the ball. 1
verb without object sclaff to sclaff the ground with the club. 1
noun sclaff a sclaffing stroke. 1
verb sclaff to cause (the club) to hit (the ground behind the ball) when making a stroke 0
noun sclaff a sclaffing stroke or shot 0
intransitive verb sclaff to strike or scrape the ground before hitting the ball 0

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Origin of sclaff

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95; special use of Scots sclaf to shuffle

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Parts of speech for Sclaff

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sclaff

sclaff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sclaff usage trend in Literature

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