Talk:putt

Dictionary.com considers the etymology to be a variant of put. Doesn't seem too onomatopoetic to me.

Peter Isotalo 08:32, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

putt
rfv-sense. to move along slowly. not in MW online. never heard it. UK? DCDuring TALK 12:27, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Plausible. "Putting along" and "putting around" bring up significant numbers of hits, although there is a fair scattering of golf meanings in it.--Dmol 12:57, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Not that common, but yes. Like a very old car. Putt-putt-putt. Putting along. UK tag probably. -- Algrif 14:46, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Of course. I just didn't see it at the time. I should have taken this to the tea room or put in an rfex. I wonder if it is "influenced by" (confused with) "puttering around". DCDuring TALK 14:51, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Related word that has been overlooked - puttable (bonds)
In finance there is a type of bond called "puttable bonds", meaning the investor can sell it back early.

There is no known etymology for the word "puttable". It seems possible it is linked to the same historical Scots meaning of "push" prior to the adoption of the word in golf. The sense of "push" or "shove" fits very well because bondholder "pushes" puttable bonds the bonds back to the investor early before maturity. 125.239.70.40 09:02, 29 March 2022 (UTC)Josiah Beach