golf

4 definitions found

golf - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Golf \Golf\ (g[o^]lf), n. [D. kolf club or bat, also a Dutch
     game played in an inclosed area with clubs and balls; akin to
     G. kolben club, but end, Icel. k?lfr tongue of a bell. bolt,
     Sw. kolf bolt, dart, but end, Dan. kolv bolt, arrow. Cf.
     Club, Globe.]
     A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at
     the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series
     of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole
     with the fewest strokes is the winner. [Scot.] --Strutt.
     [1913 Webster]

  Golf \Golf\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Golfed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Golfing.]
     To play at golf.
  
           Last mystery of all, he learned to golf. --Kipling.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] golfcart

golf - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  golf
      n 1: 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 holes [syn: golf, golf game]
      v 1: play golf

golf - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Golf, FL (village, FIPS 26550)
    Location: 26.50520 N, 80.11020 W
    Population (1990): 234 (167 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Golf, IL (village, FIPS 30328)
    Location: 42.05880 N, 87.78652 W
    Population (1990): 454 (158 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)