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To: RockyBalboa who wrote (10569)7/5/1999 8:36:00 PM
From: Mad2   of 18998
 
Ever follow or play golf? I know it's not nearly as popular in Europe as it is in the USA (and Japan. The game is comprised of 18 holes, the first 1/2 refered to as the front nine and the latter half refered to as the back nine. While a normal game is 18 holes it is actually played in "nines". Ocasionally the term front nine is used to refer to the first half of something and back nine is used to refer to the last half.
Best Regards,
Mad2
nine (nìn) noun
1.The cardinal number equal to 8 + 1.
2.The ninth in a set or sequence.
3.Something having nine parts, units, or members.
4.Games. A playing card marked with nine pips.
5.A set of nine persons or things, especially:. a. Baseball. The nine players on a side, or the whole team. b. Nine. Greek Mythology. The nine Muses.
6.A size, as in clothing or shoes, designated as nine.
7.Sports. The first or second 9 holes of an 18-hole golf course.

- idiom.
to the nines Informal.
To the highest degree: dressed to the nines.

[Middle English, from Old English nigon.]
- nine adjective & pronoun

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