divot

div·ot

D0306500 (dĭv′ət)n.1. A piece of turf torn up by a golf club in striking a ball, or by a horse's hoof.2. Scots A thin square of turf or sod used for roofing.

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[Scots, a turf.]

divot

(ˈdɪvət) na piece of turf dug out of a grass surface, esp by a golf club or by horses' hooves[C16: from Scottish, of obscure origin]

div•ot

(ˈdɪv ət)

n. 1. a piece of turf gouged out with a golf club in making a stroke. 2. Scot. a piece of turf. [1530–40; orig. Scots]

divot

Piece of turf dug out by a properly played iron shot; it should be replaced.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	divot - (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot"golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holescavity, pit - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"
	2.	divot - a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holesgreensward, sod, sward, turf - surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

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