ɡɔlf n. & v. --n. a game played on a
course set in
open country, in
which a
small hard ball is
driven with clubs
into a
series of 18 or 9 holes with
the fewest
possible strokes. --v.intr.
play golf. øgolf-bag a
bag used
for carrying clubs
and balls. golf ball 1 a ball used in golf. 2 colloq. a small ball used in
some electric typewriters to
carry the
type. golf
cart 1 a
trolley used for carrying clubs in golf. 2 a motorized cart for golfers and
equipment. golf
club 1 a club used in golf. 2 an
association for playing golf. 3 the premises used by a golf club. golf-course (or -links) the course on which golf is played. [15th-c.
Sc.: orig. unkn.]