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Definition of Golf widow
1. Noun. A wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf.
Definition of Golf widow
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A woman who is deprived of her husband's time and attention due to his regular absence in order to play golf. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Golf Widow
Literary usage of Golf widow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... The Science of Culture, 1949 The music got on her nerves, and he could see
where it would —John Cheever, The Brigadier and the golf widow ..."
2. Hints to Golfersby Charles Stedman Hanks by Charles Stedman Hanks (1902)
"... in the United States, who have tried to explain to me the secret of success
in golf. A golf widow and these pages is the result of their mixup. NIBLICK. ..."
3. Beautiful Accommodation in Victoria and Tasmania, Australia: The Discerning by Jennifer Lamattina (2005)
"... the experience is a relaxed, pampering antidote to the golf widow's woes.
In fact, you'll be glad you don't play golf- more time to indulge in all those ..."
4. Debateable Claims: Essays on Secondary Education by John Charles Tarver (1898)
"... Canada becomes a speck, Crete a continent; and while the game is being played,
the Empire herself resembles a golf-widow bereft of her natural guardian. ..."
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