dormie

or dor·my

[dawr-mee]

adjective Golf.

(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.

Origin of dormie

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain

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"They were dormie at the sixteenth," the girls heard him say.
Keineth
Jane D. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for dormie

dormie

dormy

adjective

golf (of a player or side) as many holes ahead of an opponent as there are still to playdormie three

Word Origin for dormie

C19: of unknown origin

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