nineteenth hole
nineteenth hole noun: a pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.
Noun
nineteenth hole (plural nineteenth holes)
- A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.
- The incident occurred at the "University Bar," Sinclair Road, the public house now styled the "Nineteenth Hole."1972, The Diced Cap: The Story of Aberdeen City Police, page 79
- Many golfers enjoy the tradition associated with the nineteenth hole. This tradition usually involves a trip to the clubhouse bar, or something serving its reasonable approximation, [... for] a few drinks. On occasion, some golfers get carried away at the nineteenth hole, sometimes in handcuffs.2007, John H. Minan, The Little Green Book of Golf Law: The Real Rules of the Game of Golf, →ISBN, page 145
Forms of nineteenth hole
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Origin of nineteenth hole
From an extension of the golf course hole-numbering system, wherein a (normal) full-length course consists of eighteen holes.
Questions about nineteenth hole
- What does nineteenth hole mean?
- Nineteenth hole means a pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.
- What part of speech is nineteenth hole?
- Nineteenth hole is a noun.
- What is the plural of nineteenth hole?
- The plural of nineteenth hole is nineteenth holes.
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