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baff

American  
[baf] / bæf /

verb (used without object)

  1. to strike the ground with a club in making a stroke.

noun

  1. a stroke with a club that unduly lofts the ball.

Etymology

Origin of baff

First recorded in 1790–1800; Scots dialect, special use of baff “blow, buffet,” probably imitative of the sound

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