dormy

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dormy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dormy \Dor"my\, a. [Origin uncertain.] (Golf)
     Up, or ahead, as many holes as remain to be played; -- said
     of a player or side.
  
     Note: A player who is dormy can not be beaten, and at the
           worst must halve the match. --Encyc. of Sport.
           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

dormy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dormy
      adj 1: in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as
             there are holes remaining to be played; "he was dormie
             three and still lost the match" [syn: dormie, dormy]