The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
sclaffing
present participle of sclaff
• scaffling
Source: Wiktionary
Sclaff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sclaffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sclaffing.] [Orig. uncert.]
1. To scuff or shuffle along. [Scot.]
2. (Golf) To scrape the ground with the sole of the club, before striking the ball, in making a stroke.
Sclaff, n. [Scot.]
1. A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying noise.
2. (Golf) The stroke made by one who sclaffs.
3. A thin, solid substance, esp. a thin shoe or slipper.
Sclaff, v. t. (Golf)
Definition: To scrape (the club) on the ground, in a stroke, before hitting the ball; also, to make (a stroke) in that way.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.