divot

[div-uht]

noun

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

2. Scot.,  a piece of turf.

divot

/ ˈdɪvət /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of divot¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of divot¹

C16: from Scottish, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

“The bristles would allow you to gently brush into all the little honeycomb sections or little divots,” Beitchman explained.

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Despite being softened by time, the light lift of the breast, flare of the rib cage, and divot of the collarbone are unmistakable — their lines are pulled into focus by tensed muscles.

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But Farke could not definitively say if there was a rogue divot on the pitch which had cost his injury-hit side two crucial points at the Stadium of Light after an impressive display.

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To make the sheets as flat as they are, they had to use molding plates that are perfectly smooth at the atomic level, meaning there are no microscopic divots or other imperfections on the surface.

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But the light poles are the most glaring thefts, leaving behind a knot of electrical wiring and dark divots in the concrete where the poles had stood.

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