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golfing

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golf  (glf, gôlf)
n.
A game played on a large outdoor course with a series of 9 or 18 holes spaced far apart, the object being to propel a small, hard ball with the use of various clubs into each hole with as few strokes as possible.
intr.v. golfed, golf·ing, golfs
To play this game.

[Middle English.]

golfer n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.golfinggolfing - playing golf; "he goes south every winter for the golfing"
playing - the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
Translations
golfing [ˈgɒlfɪŋ]
A. Ngolf m
B. ADJ [equipment, trousers] → de golf; [holiday] → golfístico
golfing [ˈgɒlfɪŋ] ngolf m
golfing [ˈgɒlfɪŋ] nil giocare a golf
golfing [ˈgɒlfɪŋ] nil giocare a golf


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An honest and natural slum dialect is more tolerable than the attempt of a phonetically untaught person to imitate the vulgar dialect of the golf club; and I am sorry to say that in spite of the efforts of our Academy of Dramatic Art, there is still too much sham golfing English on our stage, and too little of the noble English of Forbes Robertson.
I think that I rather appeal to a certain type of girl for the reason that I never make love to them; I leave that to the numerous others who do it infinitely better than I could hope to, and take my pleasure out of girls' society in what seem to be more rational ways--dancing, golfing, boating, riding, tennis, and the like.
 
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