divot
Americannoun
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Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
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Scot. a piece of turf.
noun
Etymology
Origin of divot
1530–40; originally Scots, earlier deva ( i ) t, diffat, duvat, of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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“I learned a long time ago, if there’s not a divot, the diameter decreases,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
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.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024
The rifle’s extendable stock’s point—that is, the end of the butt nestled “high and tight” into the divot, or pocket, of the shoulder—provided a sturdy point of pressure.
From Slate • Jul. 17, 2024
“It didn’t move, it didn’t roll, it didn’t bounce. It just made a tiny little divot in the Utah soil.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2023
Maybe there was a divot in the grass.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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