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Webster 1913 Edition
Golf
Golf
(gŏlf)
, Noun.
[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[GREEK]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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Golf
GOLF
,Noun.
into a hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.