divot

noun div·ot \ˈdi-vət\

: a loose piece of grass and dirt that is dug out of the ground when the ground is struck by something (such as a golf club)

Full Definition of DIVOT

Scottish : a square of turf or sod

: a loose piece of turf (as one dug from a golf fairway in making a shot)

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alteration of earlier Scots devat, from Middle English (Scots) duvat

First Known Use: 1586

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