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links
CIDE DICTIONARY
links, n. [The pl. form of Link, but often construed as a singular.].
A tract of ground laid out for the game of golf; a golfing green. [1913 Webster]
"A second links has recently been opened at Prestwick, and another at Troon, on the same coast." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
links, n.pl.
1 (treated as sing. or pl.) a golf-course, esp. one having undulating ground, coarse grass, etc.
2 Sc. dial. level or undulating sandy ground near a seashore, with turf and coarse grass.
1 (treated as sing. or pl.) a golf-course, esp. one having undulating ground, coarse grass, etc.
2 Sc. dial. level or undulating sandy ground near a seashore, with turf and coarse grass.
Etymology
pl. of link 'rising ground' f. OE hlinc
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