"midget golf" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} midget golf (uncountable)
  1. (dated) Miniature golf. Tags: dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-midget_golf-en-noun-3aQVCHuT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1930 May, Earl Sparling, “The Midget Golf Revolution”, in Vanity Fair, volume 34, number 4, page 70",
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