nineholes
English
Etymology
nine + holes
Noun
nineholes (uncountable)
- (archaic) An old game where players bowl a ball towards nine holes in the ground or a board, scoring points according to which hole the ball enters.
- 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion song 14 p. 227:
- Nine-holes on the heath
- 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion song 14 p. 227: