DEFINITIONS

divot

[ div-uh t ]
/ 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.

Words related to divot

turf, dirt, territory, sod, track, soil, terrain, earth, grass, ground, soak, peat, sward, neighborhood, area, region, racetrack, bailiwick, greensward, hollow

Words nearby divot

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

Origin of divot

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