dormyadj.
/ˈdɔːmi/, U.S. /ˈdɔrmi/ Golf.
Of a player: As many holes ahead of an opponent as there are holes to play; thus, dormy one, dormy two, etc.
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dormy1887
1887 in D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl.
1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 July 3/3 You are..‘all even’ so far, and only one more hole remains to be played after this. Should you lose this one, your antagonist will be ‘dormy’, that is to say, he will be one hole up with one to play; so that, although you may yet halve the match, you will not be able to win it.
1893 Sc. Leader 10 July 7 As Fernie was now dormy seven, the issue was hardly in doubt.
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