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baff
CIDE DICTIONARY
baff, n.
- A blow; a stroke; thud. H. Miller. [1913 Webster]
- a stroke in which the sole of the club hits the ground and drives the ball aloft. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
baff, v. t. & i. [Scot., prob. imitative; cf. G. baff, interj. imitating the sound of a shot.].
To strike; to beat; to make a baff. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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