Nineholes

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A game in which each player bowls a ball towards nine holes in a board or the ground, scoring points according to which hole the ball enters. historical, uncountable

    "Nine-holes on the heath"

Etymology

From nine + holes.

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