divot

[ div-uht ]

/ ˈdɪv ət /

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noun

Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.

Scot. a piece of turf.

Origin of divot

1530–40; originally Scots, earlier deva(i)t, diffat, duvat, of obscure origin

Words nearby divot

divorce, divorce court, divorcée, divorcement, divorce mill, divot, divulgate, divulge, divulgence, divulse, divulsion

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Example sentences from the Web for divot

Before applying for the job our young friend Foozle would like to know whether he will be required to replace the divot.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, February 25th, 1920|Various
Scottish boys often weight it at the end with a "divot" which is a little piece of actual turf, both grass and root, all together.
The Playwork Book|Ann Macbeth
Those who eat and chatter, kiss hands and smile, but never take a divot are losers of something that is heartening.
The Happy Golfer|Henry Leach
He quietly lifted the lower edge of a divot on the roof, and peeped in to see what was going on.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot

British Dictionary definitions for divot

divot

/ (ˈdɪvət) /

noun

a piece of turf dug out of a grass surface, esp by a golf club or by horses' hooves

Word Origin for divot

C16: from Scottish, of obscure origin

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单词	divot
释义	divot [ div-uht ] / ˈdɪv ət / SEE SYNONYMS FOR divot ON THESAURUS.COM noun Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke. Scot. a piece of turf. Origin of divot 1530–40; originally Scots, earlier deva(i)t, diffat, duvat, of obscure origin Words nearby divot divorce, divorce court, divorcée, divorcement, divorce mill, divot, divulgate, divulge, divulgence, divulse, divulsion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for divot Before applying for the job our young friend Foozle would like to know whether he will be required to replace the divot. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, February 25th, 1920\|Various Scottish boys often weight it at the end with a "divot" which is a little piece of actual turf, both grass and root, all together. The Playwork Book\|Ann Macbeth Those who eat and chatter, kiss hands and smile, but never take a divot are losers of something that is heartening. The Happy Golfer\|Henry Leach He quietly lifted the lower edge of a divot on the roof, and peeped in to see what was going on. Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire\|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot British Dictionary definitions for divot divot / (ˈdɪvət) / noun a piece of turf dug out of a grass surface, esp by a golf club or by horses' hooves Word Origin for divot C16: from Scottish, of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to divot turf, dirt, territory, sod, track, soil, terrain, earth, grass, ground, soak, peat, sward, neighborhood, area, region, racetrack, bailiwick, greensward, hollow
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divot

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for divot

noun

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