niblick

[ nib-lik ]

noun

, Golf.

1. a club with an iron head, the face of which has the greatest slope of all the irons, for hitting the ball with maximum loft.

niblick

/ ˈnɪblɪk /

noun

1. golf (formerly) a club, a no. 9 iron, giving a great deal of lift

Word History and Origins

Origin of niblick¹

1855–60; perhaps nibble + -ick, variant of -ock

Word History and Origins

Origin of niblick¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Without the commitment of golf to saving archaic and banal objects, the “niblick” and “mashie” would be truly endangered.

From Washington Post

He then had the humiliation of exchanging his putter for his niblick, and, we may assume without being unkind, that was the last seriously competitive round he ever played.

From Golf Digest

The others are from days of mashies and niblicks: Harry Cooper and Macdonald Smith.

From Golf Digest

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

Everyone has to use the same persimmon niblicks and mashies and brassies, or whatever.

From Golf Digest