divot

[ div-uht ]

noun

1. Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
2. Scot. a piece of turf.

divot

/ ˈdɪvət /

noun

1. a piece of turf dug out of a grass surface, esp by a golf club or by horses' hooves

Word History and Origins

Origin of divot¹

1530–40; originally Scots, earlier deva ( i ) t, diffat, duvat, of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of divot¹

C16: from Scottish, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

But Farke could not definitively say if there was a rogue divot on the pitch which had cost his injury-hit side two crucial points at the Stadium of Light after an impressive display.

From BBC

The rifle’s extendable stock’s point—that is, the end of the butt nestled “high and tight” into the divot, or pocket, of the shoulder—provided a sturdy point of pressure.

From Slate

The female slowly rose then bounded up a snowy divot in the dirt road, looking back before disappearing into an aspen grove.

From Washington Times

The female slowly rose inside the crate then bounded up a snowy divot in the dirt road.

From Seattle Times

His clean-shaven face is ruddy and, excepting a divot between his eyebrows, unwrinkled.

From New York Times

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