niblick
[ nib-lik ]
/ ˈnɪb lɪk /
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noun Golf.
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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Also called number nine iron.
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niblick
/ (ˈnɪblɪk) /
noun
golf (formerly) a club, a no. 9 iron, giving a great deal of lift
Word Origin for niblick
C19: of unknown origin
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