clock golfn.

Brit.

/ˈklɒk ɡɒlf/, U.S.

/ˈklɑk ˌɡɔlf/,

/ˈklɑk ˌɡɑlf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clock n.¹, golf n.

Etymology: < clock n.¹ + golf n.

A putting game in which twelve numbers are arranged in a circle on the ground in imitation of a clock face, and the players putt the ball from each of these numbers in turn into a single hole placed somewhere within the circle.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > forms of golf > [noun]

miniature golf1890

clock golf1899

best ball1920

putt-putt1922

midget golf1930

crazy golf1936

minigolf1950

mini-putt1971

pitch-and-putt1972

1899 Golf Illustr. 25 Aug. 302/2 A competition is announced at ‘Clock Golf,’ a recent invention of a useful and taking nature.

1915 P. G. Wodehouse Something Fresh vii [They] console themselves for the absence of a links..with the exhilarating pastime of clock-golf.

2012 Good Housek. (Nexis) Apr. 65 My husband..and I can have a hotly contested game of clock golf on the lawn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clock golf
释义	clock golfn. Brit. /ˈklɒk ɡɒlf/, U.S. /ˈklɑk ˌɡɔlf/, /ˈklɑk ˌɡɑlf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clock n.¹, golf n. Etymology: < clock n.¹ + golf n. A putting game in which twelve numbers are arranged in a circle on the ground in imitation of a clock face, and the players putt the ball from each of these numbers in turn into a single hole placed somewhere within the circle. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > forms of golf > [noun] miniature golf1890 clock golf1899 best ball1920 putt-putt1922 midget golf1930 crazy golf1936 minigolf1950 mini-putt1971 pitch-and-putt1972 1899 Golf Illustr. 25 Aug. 302/2 A competition is announced at ‘Clock Golf,’ a recent invention of a useful and taking nature. 1915 P. G. Wodehouse Something Fresh vii [They] console themselves for the absence of a links..with the exhilarating pastime of clock-golf. 2012 Good Housek. (Nexis) Apr. 65 My husband..and I can have a hotly contested game of clock golf on the lawn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899
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