rub of the green
: something happening to a golf ball in play that affects its course or status not caused by a player or caddie involved in the match
Word History
First Known Use
1812, in the meaning defined above
- crown head
- crown imperial
- crown jewel
- crown jewels
- crown knot
- crown land
- crown law
- crown leather
- crown lens
- crown molding
- crown monkey
- crown of the rose
- crown of thorns
- crown office
- crown palm
- crown plate
- crown post
- crown prince
- crown princes
- crown princess
- crown pulley
- crown roast
- crown rot
- crown rust
- crown saw