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.
Golf (?), 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.
Hear it pronounced