golf

From Wiktionary

[change] Noun

Singular golf

Plural none

1. A game where a person uses a club to try to hit a ball into a hole with the fewest amount of strokes.

   He played golf with a friend.

2. The letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

[change] Verb

Plain form golf

Third-person singular golfs

Past tense golfed

Past participle golfed

Present participle golfing

1. To play golf.

[change] History and origins

Word was first used in the 15th century. It most likely came from the Middle Dutch word, colf, which means "club".