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1dogleg
adjective dog·leg \ˈdȯg-ˌleg, -ˌlāg\
Definition of DOGLEG
: crooked or bent like a dog's hind leg <a sharp dogleg bend in the fairway>
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First Known Use of DOGLEG
1808
2dogleg
noun
: a place where a road, golf course, etc., bends or turns sharply
Full Definition of DOGLEG
1
a : something having an abrupt angle b : a sharp bend (as in a road)
2
: a golf hole having an angled fairway
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First Known Use of DOGLEG
circa 1909
3dogleg
verb
Definition of DOGLEG
intransitive verb
: to proceed along a dogleg course <the single narrow street that doglegs through town — Russ Leadabrand>
First Known Use of DOGLEG
1944
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