Encyc. of Sport

Cited as Encyc. of Sport. — 8 quotations

Beat

Bears coming out of holes in the rocks at the last moment, when the beat is close to them.

Catchy

It [the fox's scent] is . . . flighty or catchy, if variable.

Dead

[In golf], a ball is said to lie dead when it lies so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.

Havier

Haviers, or stags which have been gelded when young, have no horns.

Link

Golf may be played on any park or common, but its original home is the “links” or common land which is found by the seashore, where the short close tuft, the sandy subsoil, and the many natural obstacles in the shape of bents, whins, sand holes, and banks, supply the conditions which are essential to the proper pursuit of the game.

Loft

A wooden club with a lofted face.

Pot

When hunted, it [the jaguar] takes refuge in trees, and this habit is well known to hunters, who pursue it with dogs and pot it when treed.

Takeoff

The take-off should be selected with great care, and a pit of large dimensions provided on the landing side.