putting green
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noun Golf.
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Origin of putting green
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby putting green
put the skids under, put through, put through the wringer, puttie, puttier, putting green, Putti-Platt operation, Puttnam, putto, put to bed, put to death
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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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