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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Golf \Golf\ (g[o^]lf), noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Golf \Golf\, verb (used without an object) [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.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
golf
noun: 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 game}]
verb: play golf
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Golf, FL -- U.S. village in Florida Population (2000): 230 Housing Units (2000): 146 Land area (2000): 0.829778 sq. miles (2.149116 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.013807 sq. miles (0.035761 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.843585 sq. miles (2.184877 sq. km) FIPS code: 26550 Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 26.504264 N, 80.104759 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Golf, FL Golf
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Golf, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 451 Housing Units (2000): 158 Land area (2000): 0.444558 sq. miles (1.151400 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.444558 sq. miles (1.151400 sq. km) FIPS code: 30328 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 42.057562 N, 87.791995 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Golf, IL Golf
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