What does "sclaff" mean?

A poor golf shot, where the club hits the ground before it hits the ball.

What is a synonym for "sclaff"?

Common synonyms include: blow, clout, gloss over, hit, pat, rap.

/sklæf/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A poor golf shot, where the club hits the ground before it hits the ball.
2
a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball wordnet
3
A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying noise. Scotland
4
A thin, solid substance, especially a thin shoe or slipper.

Verb

1
To perform such a shot.
2
strike (the ground) in making a sclaff wordnet
3
To scuff or shuffle along. Scotland
"The striker sclaffed the ball between the goalie's legs."
4
strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first wordnet

"The striker sclaffed the ball between the goalie's legs."

Borrowed from Scots sclaff (“to slap, shuffle”), of onomatopoeic origin.