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

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