niblick
Example Sentences
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Old Morris passed on his mashie niblick — an early term for a seven iron — to his equally talented son, Young Tom Morris, who won the British Open four times from 1868 to 1872.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2025
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 ● Apr. 29, 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
Grasping a bush above his head with his left hand, he measured the distance with his eye, steadied himself and swung the niblick with his powerful right arm.
From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van
