sclaff

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

sclaff, v. i. [Orig. uncert.].

•  To scuff or shuffle along.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  To scrape the ground with the sole of the club, before striking the ball, in making a stroke.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

sclaff, v. t. 

 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.]

sclaff, n. 

•  A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying noise.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  The stroke made by one who sclaffs.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  A thin, solid substance, esp. a thin shoe or slipper.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]