baff
1 of 2noun
ˈbaf,
-aa(ə)f,
-aif,
-ȧf
plural -s
1
Scottish : blow, stroke, thud
she struck him on the face with a resounding baff
2
: a golf stroke in which the sole of the club hits the ground and drives the ball aloft
baff
2 of 2transitive verb
"
-ed/-ing/-s
: strike
specifically : to make a stroke with a golf club so that the sole of the club strikes the ground and lofts (the ball)
Word History
Etymology
Noun
probably of imitative origin
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Transitive Verb
1858, in the meaning defined above