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Origin and Etymology of baff
probably of imitative origin
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First Known Use: circa 1800
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of baff
-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)
First Known Use of baff
1858
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