divot

[div-uh t] /ˈdɪv ət/
noun
1.
Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
2.
Scot. a piece of turf.
Origin
1530-40; orig. Scots, earlier deva(i)t, diffat, duvat, of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for divot

divot

/ˈdɪvət/
noun
1.
a piece of turf dug out of a grass surface, esp by a golf club or by horses' hooves
Word Origin
C16: from Scottish, of obscure origin
Word Origin and History for divot
n.

1530s, from Scottish, literally "piece of turf or sod" used for roofing material, etc., of unknown origin. The golfing sense is from 1886.

Slang definitions & phrases for divot

divot

noun

A toupee; rug

[1950s+; fr the Scottish word, ''a piece of turf or sod, esp one cut out by a golf club,'' of unknown origin]