short iron

American  

noun

Golf.

1. a club, as a pitcher, pitching niblick, or niblick, with a short shaft and an iron head the face of which has great slope, for hitting approach shots.

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Etymology

Origin of short iron

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

On their approach, players are going to have a short iron in to a remarkable green — one that they can’t see — with some devilish hole locations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2023

It started two weeks ago with a three-second video of one swing from a short iron and the message, "Making progress."

From Fox News • Dec. 7, 2021

Woods last week posted a three-second video of himself swinging a short iron on a practice range, but he cautioned that he was nowhere near ready to play competitive golf.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2021

In the playoff, Nakajima went even further right into the waste bunker, while Kho had a short iron from the middle of the fairway.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2021

But she kept looking and before long could make out short iron bars bolted into the bank, one below the next, almost directly below her.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau