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kolf
Dutch · medieval
"a club, stick-and-ball game"
meaning "club" or "bat", used in a stick-and-ball game
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golf
Scots · medieval
"the stick-and-ball game"
developed into the distinct Scottish stick-and-ball game
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golf
English · 1500s-1600s
"a sport played by hitting a ball into holes"
spread from Scotland across the English-speaking world
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