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mashie niblick
noun
, Golf.
- a club with an iron head whose face has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitcher.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mashie niblick1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
The first was by Ross Somerville in the tournament’s inaugural year of 1934 when he hit a mashie niblick from 145 yards into the cup.
From Golf Digest
Besides, the hardy defenders of the Alamo discovered that a mashie niblick came in rather handy for close infighting and drawing lines in the dirt.
From Golf Digest
Wandering through the trees, you trip on a half-buried relic—a mashie niblick with Bobby Jones' unique inscription stamped on the head!
From Golf Digest
Truly they are not, and those old traditions had nothing to do with gutties either; but Duncan Forbes would have rejoiced in the possession of a modern driver and mashie niblick.
From Project Gutenberg
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