1. to strike or hit, especially with a club or bat
Usage: informal; chiefly Scottish or dialectal

1. a blow or hit; a stroke
Usage: informal; chiefly Scottish or dialectal
2. in golf, a wooden club with a short shaft, used for short-range shots
Usage: golf; archaic

Examples

• He baffs the ball down the fairway.
• The golfer used a baff for the approach shot.
• She gave the door a good baff with her fist.
• The old baff club is now a collector's item.
• He baffs at the problem with determination.