"golf widow" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-golf widow.ogg [Australia] Forms: golf widows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} golf widow (plural golf widows)
  1. (idiomatic) A woman who is deprived of her husband's time and attention due to his regular absence in order to play golf. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-golf_widow-en-noun-XrSampRW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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