Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nineteenth hole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: nine-teen-th -hole
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.

Example Sentences

"The incident occurred at the "University Bar," Sinclair Road, the public house now styled the "Nineteenth Hole.""
"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."
"As it was told to me in the nineteenth hole, a cracking pub in the center of town, […]"

Etymology

From an extension of the golf course hole-numbering system, wherein a (normal) full-length course consists of eighteen holes.

Inflected Forms

nineteenth holes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

après-ski

Questions

What does nineteenth hole mean?: A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.
Where does nineteenth hole come from?: From an extension of the golf course hole-numbering system, wherein a (normal) full-length course consists of eighteen holes.

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