niblick
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from nib + -le + -ock.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]niblick (plural niblicks)
- (golf, dated) A metal-headed golf club with a large highly lofted head. Replaced by a sand iron or wedge in a modern set of clubs.
- 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Parade’s End, Random House, page 75:
- On this occasion he had just examined some notes of other mashie shots, had put the notebook back in his pocket, and had addressed his ball with a niblick that had an unusually roughened face and a head like a hatchet.
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]niblick (third-person singular simple present niblicks, present participle niblicking, simple past and past participle niblicked)
- (golf, transitive, intransitive) To strike, or take a shot, with a niblick.