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.

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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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How to use divot in a sentence

Water hitting the chicken creates a small divot in the soft surface, which shoots the splatter farther than it would if the chicken didn’t deform.
How to wash chicken in the kitchen more safely, according to physics|James R. Riordon|May 9, 2022|Science News
Underneath my heel, I felt the divot left by the foam ring that helps keep the carbon plate in place.
The Speedland SL:PDX Is a $375 Running Shoe—Here’s Why It’s So Expensive|agintzler|February 1, 2022|Outside Online
Installers apply the other adhesives while standing up, so bumps or divots are more likely to go unnoticed.
How to get rid of lumps in vinyl flooring|Jeanne Huber|January 17, 2022|Washington Post
While the exterior had the dreaded divot, surprisingly enough, there was essentially no difference when it came to taste or texture.
The best substitutions for milk, eggs, and other baking essentials|Dan Seitz|December 17, 2021|Popular-Science

Due to the pivot steering, it’s usually best to mow the lawn in a Y pattern instead of making drastic turns that could dig the wheel into the lawn and create divots.
The best zero-turn mower: Tame your lawn with precision|Irena Collaku|July 22, 2021|Popular-Science
The white divot at bottom right comes from an unresolvable conflict between the edges of a vertical and a horizontal image.
Photoshop for Divines|Blake Gopnik|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hunger's gude kitchen to a cauld potato, but a wet divot to the lowe o' love.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
As it was it entered the ground two feet behind the ball and emerged, with a superb divot, just in front.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 12, 1917|Various
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
The old shepherd was sitting on his divot-seat, without the door, mending a shoe.
The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales, Vol. II (of 2)|James Hogg
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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