skull
v.— «Howard (Curley) Schmidt…holed out a 6-iron for an eagle 3 at the 18th today. He admitted he had skulled a couple of woods before hitting that one.» —“Smiley Quick, Marty Furgol Fire 69S To Tie With Snead” by Charles Curtis Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 1950. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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