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divot

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪvət/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɪvət/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(div′ət)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
div•ot /ˈdɪvət/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Sporta piece of dirt or grass torn out or removed by a golf club while making a stroke.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
div•ot  (div′ət),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sport[Golf.]a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
  2. Scottish Termsa piece of turf.
  • origin, originally Scots, earlier deva(i)t, diffat, duvat, of obscure origin, originally 1530–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
divot /ˈdɪvət/ n
  1. a piece of turf dug out of a grass surface, esp by a golf club or by horses' hooves
Etymology: 16th Century: from Scottish, of obscure origin
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