niblick

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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

My 83 was a sorry thing, but I did hit a niblick to remember.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 29, 2017

At free-kicks from the edge of the box he could affect a niblick chip into the top corner or a driven three-wood with draw or fade.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2012

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

With the shaft of his niblick in his teeth, Windy swarmed up the side of the wall, found the footholds and planted himself solidly.

From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van