golf ball

noun

1
: a small hard dimpled ball used in golf
2
: the spherical printing element of an electric typewriter or printer

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Later, Happy's hopes of winning the prestigious Tour Championship are nearly crushed — or crunched — when Morris waddles up from a water feature and clamps down on Happy's golf ball. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 May 2025 The surface material of this putting mat is made with a nap that reveals the path of the golf ball and plays fast in one direction and slow in the other. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2025 Hail about 1 3/4 inches in diameter, the size of a golf ball, fell in Elbert, Limon and along the Colorado-Kansas border. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025 The only temporary catharsis was blasting golf balls into the abyss. Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for golf ball

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of golf ball was in 1545

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“Golf ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20ball. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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