Etymology

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Today it means: A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea. Full definition →

Scots links ← Old English hlincas
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links · noun, verb1

See link.

links · noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromhlincas“rising grounds, hills”
  2. Scots · derived fromlinks“sandy, rolling ground near seashore”
  3. English todaylinks

From Scots links (“sandy, rolling ground near seashore”), linkis, from Old English hlincas (“rising grounds, hills”).

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