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Meaning of DORMY

Pronunciation:  'dowrmee

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  (golf) in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played; "he was dormie three and still lost the match"
 

DORMY is a 5 letter word that starts with D.

 

 Synonyms: dormie, up
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dor"my\, a. [Origin uncertain.] (Golf)
Up, or ahead, as many holes as remain to be played; -- said
of a player or side.

Note: A player who is dormy can not be beaten, and at the
      worst must halve the match. --Encyc. of Sport.

 

 

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