DOGLEG

dogleg

(noun) a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway

dogleg

(noun) angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

dogleg (third-person singular simple present doglegs, present participle doglegging, simple past and past participle doglegged)

(intransitive) To bend in the shape of the hind leg of a dog, especially to turn and then turn back in original direction, such as down, right, down.

Noun

dogleg (plural doglegs)

(golf, disc golf) A sharp bend in the fairway (before the hole)

A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards.

A sharp bend in a canyon or ravine.

Anagrams

• logged, oggled

Source: Wiktionary



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