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dogleg

[dawg-leg, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌlɛg, ˈdɒg- /
NOUN
bend
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The latest change sees the par-five second hole - a dowhnill dogleg left which many players reach the green in two shots - extended by 10 yards for this year's Masters, which begins on Thursday.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2024

The dogleg from Burbank to Palmdale was never without advantages.

From New York Times Oct. 9, 2022

We had more than one letter squeezed into a square; we had words that went over the boundaries of the puzzle; we had words dogleg into words below, above, right or left.

From Washington Post Sep. 9, 2022

His only bogey came on his last hole, after missing the fairway on the 400-yard dogleg right ninth hole.

From Seattle Times May 26, 2022

Down a dogleg corridor from the SHU was the State Shop, where inmates on their way in or out of the prison were processed and given clothes and bedding.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Escorted by police, he and his followers eventually beat a retreat up a wrought-iron staircase that doglegged up from the floor before hitting a dead end at the ceiling.

From The Guardian Feb. 16, 2020

Rather than doglegging, these startling twists come back around on their stories, deepening their mystery.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2018




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