1.
[syn: golf, golf game]
VERB (1)
1. play golf;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Golf \Golf\ (g[o^]lf), 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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Golf \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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] golfcart
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
golf
n 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 [syn: golf, golf game]
v 1: play golf
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Golf, FL -- U.S. village in Florida
Population (2000): 230
Housing Units (2000): 146
Land area (2000): 0.829778 sq. miles (2.149116 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.013807 sq. miles (0.035761 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.843585 sq. miles (2.184877 sq. km)
FIPS code: 26550
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 26.504264 N, 80.104759 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Golf, FL
Golf
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Golf, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 451
Housing Units (2000): 158
Land area (2000): 0.444558 sq. miles (1.151400 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.444558 sq. miles (1.151400 sq. km)
FIPS code: 30328
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 42.057562 N, 87.791995 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Golf, IL
Golf