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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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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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