niblick

noun

nib·​lick

variants or less commonly niblic

ˈniblik,

-lēk

plural -s

: an iron golf club with a wide deeply slanted face used for short shots out of sand or long grass or for shots where quick loft and little roll is desired

called also number nine iron

Word History

Etymology

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