niblick

American  

[nib-lik] / ˈnɪb lɪk /

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.

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niblick British  

/ ˈnɪblɪk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of niblick

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

Example Sentences

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 • Mar. 31, 2020

But forget about carrying the golf clubs unless your collection is limited to a single niblick or mashie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2016

Yaya Touré turned a foot into a niblick that dinked the ball up and into David Silva's path.

From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2013

And then there are the nicknames for this inner society’s tools: big dog, flat stick, belly putter, cavity back, hosel, kickpoint, camber, off-set, niblick, mashie, brassie, bounce, flange.

From New York Times • May 31, 2010

His niblick shot tore through that tangle of thick grass, cut under the ball and sent it spinning high in the air.

From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van