putting green

noun Golf.

green(def 24).

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Origin of putting green

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby putting green

puttee, putter, putti-platt operation, puttie, puttier, putting green, puttnam, putto, putty, putty in someone's hands, putty knife
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British Dictionary definitions for putting green

putting green
/ (ˈpʌtɪŋ) /

noun

(on a golf course) the area of closely mown grass at the end of a fairway where the hole is
an area of smooth grass with several holes for putting games
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