Definition of Sclaffer

1. one that sclaffs [n -S] - See also: sclaffs

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sclaffer

scita
scitamineous
scituate
scituation
sciurid
sciuridae
sciurids
sciurine
sciurines
sciuroid
sciuromorpha
sciurus
scizorhinal
sclaffed
sclaffer (current term)
sclaffers
sclaffing
sclaffs
sclarene
sclarite
sclate
sclated
sclates
sclating
sclaundre
sclaundres
sclave
sclaves
sclenchyma

Literary usage of Sclaffer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"... sclaffer, vn 1. the feet in a clumsy way, as by rub the ground, or setting them down as shoes were loose on one's feet, Fife to shuffle along, ..."

2. Parts of the body in older Germanic and Scandinavian by Torild Washington Arnoldson (1916)
"... sclaffer strike with the open hand; throw down flat; walk in a clumsy way without properly lifting the feet, shuffle along, ..."

3. Air Compressors and Blowing Engines, Specially Adapted for Engineers by Charles Herbert Innes (1906)
"sclaffer and Budenberg have kindly sent us a description of this compressor, which is shown in fig. 108, a section of the cylinder being given in 109. ..."

4. The Semantic Development of Words for "walk, Run" in the Germanic Languges by Roscoe Myrl Ihrig (1916)
"... sclaffer strike with the open hand; throw down flat; walk in a clumsy way without properly lifting the feet, shuffle along, Scotch scla/ a slight blow, ..."

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