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Putt vs Pott - What's the difference?

putt | pott |

As nouns the difference between putt and pott

is that putt is the act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green while pott is obsolete form of lang=en.

As a verb putt

is to lightly strike a golf ball with a putter on (or very near) a putting green.

As a proper noun Pott is

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putt

English

Etymology 1

(en)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (golf) To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter on (or very near) a putting green.
    • Related terms
    * pitch and putt * putter * putting green

    Etymology 2

    Onomatopoeic, from putt-putt

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (onomatopoeia) A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
  • (British, motorcycling, slang) A motorcycle.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a putt sound.
  • (motorcycling, slang) To ride one's motorcycle, to go for a motorcycle ride.
  • To move along slowly.

    • pott

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 2

    . Possibly from originally bearing a watermark of a pot or from a manufacturer's or merchant's name.

    Noun

    (-)
  • An old size of paper, 12.5 x 15 inches.
    • pott paper
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