niblick
/ˈnɪblɪk/
noun
- A type of golf club with a steeply angled face, used for hitting the ball out of difficult lies or for short, high shots; similar to a modern wedge.
- Golfers in the early 1900s often carried a niblick for tricky shots near the hole.
- The antique niblick had a wooden shaft and a small, heavy head.
- He pulled out his niblick to chip the ball onto the green from the rough.
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