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short game

noun

  1. the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy. Compare long game ( def 1 ).
  2. a card game in which not all cards in the pack are dealt before play. Compare long game ( def 2 ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of short game1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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Example Sentences

That includes securing somewhere for his golfers to practice their short game.

It is certain that very young children like to play upon their own imaginations, and enjoy their own short game.

What good do you imagine you men will be in the trenches, if you can't last out a short game of rugger like this?

All the time they worked, and afterwards with picked nines played a short game, Hugh kept on the lookout, but no Thad showed up.

We ran this game off so quickly that there will be time—plenty of time—for another short game.'

Bronston proposed another go at horse billiards—just a short game before luncheon.

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