GOLF: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | gâlf
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- [n] 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
- [v] play golf
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| | Synonyms: | | golf game |
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| | See Also: | | clock golf, match play, medal play, miniature golf, outdoor game, play, professional golf, round, round of golf, stroke play | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Golf\, n. [D. kolf club or bat, also a Dutch game played
in an inclosed area with clubs and balls; akin to G. kolben
club, but end, Icel. k?lfr tongue of a bell. bolt, Sw. kolf
bolt, dart, but end, Dan. kolv bolt, arrow. Cf. {Club},
{Globe}.]
A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at
the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series
of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole
with the fewest strokes is the winner. [Scot.] --Strutt.
\Golf\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Golfed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Golfing}.]
To play at golf.
Last mystery of all, he learned to golf. --Kipling.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are playing or watching golf means pleasant indulgences. It may also indicate that you are idling and wasting time. |
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