Definition of Sclaffing

1. sclaff [v] - See also: sclaff

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sclaffing

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

Literary usage of Sclaffing

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

1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"Topping, Duffing, sclaffing, Heeling, Toeing, Pulling, and Slicing—Having considered heretofore ... sclaffing, however, is a vice like duffing or topping, ..."

2. Practical Golf by Walter J. Travis (1901)
"Another cause of topping or sclaffing is by standing too close to or too far away from the ball. Until you fall into the way of intuitively gauging the ..."

3. Practical Golf by Walter J. Travis (1901)
"Another cause of topping or sclaffing is by standing too close to or too far away from the ball. Until you fall into the way of intuitively gauging the ..."

4. Golf for Women by Genevieve Hecker Stout, Rhona K. Adair (1904)
"CHAPTER VI THE LONG GAME THE four greatest obstacles to perfect driving are sclaffing, topping, pulling, and slicing, and any one of them is wonderfully ..."

5. Travers' Golf Book by Jerome Dunstan Travers (1913)
"Still another cause for sclaffing is standing ... The best cure for sclaffing is to moderate the stroke and to keep the eye on the front center of the ball, ..."

6. Golf by Horace Gordon Hutchinson, Henry James Moncreiff Moncreiff (1892)
"But not taking turf, just as much as sclaffing on hard ground, inclines those accustomed to scrape along the ground to pull in the arms or else to sweep ..."

7. The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon (1908)
"Slicing, pulling, sclaffing, and the foundering of the innocent globe—all these tragedies may at times be traced to this determination of the right hand not ..."

8. Handbook of Athletic Games for Players, Instructors, and Spectators by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft, William Dean Pulvermacher (1916)
"To hit the ground behind the ball, before the face of the club reaches the ball, is called sclaffing. Rules for strokes. — No one should move or talk when a ..."

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