divot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke
    • it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot
  2. noun a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)

WordNet


Div"ot noun
Definitions
  1. A thin, oblong turf used for covering cottages, and also for fuel. Scot. Simmonds.

Webster 1913