Golf
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Golf

Definition of GOLF

—a communications code word for the letter g

First Known Use of GOLF

1952

Other Alphabet Terms

cuneiform, linear, minuscule, pictograph, rune, symbology, wedge

golf

noun, often attributive \ˈgälf, ˈglf, ˈgäf, ˈgf sometimes ˈgəlf\

Definition of GOLF

: a game in which a player using special clubs attempts to sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the 9 or 18 successive holes on a course
golf intransitive verb
golf·er noun

Origin of GOLF

Middle English (Scots)
First Known Use: 15th century

Other General Sports Terms

kegler, mulligan, rappel, turkey

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