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golf

UK/ɡɒlf/ US/ɡɒf/ common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

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Origin

The word is first known in English from the 17th century as a borrowing from Middle Scots golf, gouff. Although the etymology is uncertain, the most likely origin is that it comes from the Middle Dutch colve, colf (“club”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“club”), related to German Kolben (“piston, rod”), Swedish kolv (“piston, rod”), Old English clopp (“rock; cliff”), English kelp.

Phrases

  • African golf
  • army golf
  • barnyard golf
  • clock golf
  • code golf
  • crazy golf
  • dart golf
  • disc golf

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