niblickn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪblɪk/, U.S.

/ˈnɪblɪk/

Forms: 1800s– niblick; Scottish 1800s– niblick, 1900s– neeblack, 1900s– niblock.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: nib n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps (as suggested by Sc. National Dict. s.v.) a diminutive formation < nib n.¹, with reference to the club's hooked appearance (compare nibbie n.).

Golf. Chiefly historical.

An iron (formerly wooden) golf club, originally one with a relatively short face and subsequently applied to most lofted irons with a heavy head, used esp. for playing out of bunkers and rough ground. (Equivalent to a modern number 8 iron, 9 iron, or wedge.) See also mashie-niblick n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > equipment > [noun] > club > types of club

play club1685

putting club1690

gentlemen's club1709

putter1783

spoon1790

iron1793

sand-iron1796

whip-club1808

cleek1829

driving putter1833

bunker-iron1857

driver1857

niblick1857

putting iron1857

baffing-spoon1858

mid-spoon1858

short spoon1858

sand-club1873

three-wood1875

long iron1877

driving cleek1881

mashie1881

putting cleek1881

track-iron1883

driving iron1887

lofting-iron1887

baffy1888

brassy1888

bulger1889

lofter1889

lofter1892

jigger1893

driving mashie1894

mid-iron1897

mashie-niblick1907

wood1915

pinsplitter1916

chipper1921

blaster1937

sand-wedge1937

wedge1937

1857 H. B. Farnie Golfer's Man. iii. 19 It is called a Niblick; has a tough yet effective driving shaft ; and an exceedingly small head well-spooned back.

1862 R. Chambers Few Rambling Remarks Golf 18 The faces..of the spoons, sand-iron, and niblick are hollowed or ‘spooned’.

1886 H. G. Hutchinson Hints on Golf xiii. 33 In the typical niblick shot the ball lies in a heel-mark or other cup in the sand, with the face of the bunker in front.

1894 W. Black Highland Cousins I. 35 I smashed my iron niblick clean in two.

1909 Bystander 13 Oct. 90/2 Herd..saved an apparently lost hole by a most masterly niblick pitch.

1955 R. Browning Hist. Golf 145 Even the niblicks were originally wooden clubs: the first iron-headed niblicks were excessively short in the blade.

1988 J. Cartwright Interior viii. 92 The pock-marked fairway where once mashies and niblicks had swished.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

niblickv.

Brit.

/ˈnɪblɪk/, U.S.

/ˈnɪblɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: niblick n.

Etymology: < niblick n.

Golf. rare.

transitive. To hit with a niblick, or with a ball struck by a niblick.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > play golf [verb (transitive)] > type of play or stroke

drive1743

draw1842

heel1857

hook1857

loft1857

founder1878

to top a ball1881

chip1889

duff1890

pull1890

slice1890

undercut1891

hack1893

toe1893

spoon1896

borrow1897

overdrive1900

trickle1902

bolt1909

niblick1909

socket1911

birdie1921

eagle1921

shank1925

explode1926

bird1930

three-putt1946

bogey1948

double-bogey1952

fade1953

1909 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 4/2 If bunkered..he would have to niblick the ball out sideways.

2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 18 Aug. There are still 200 sheep out there [i.e. on Brora golf course], in constant danger of being niblicked.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	niblick
释义	niblickn. Brit. /ˈnɪblɪk/, U.S. /ˈnɪblɪk/ Forms: 1800s– niblick; Scottish 1800s– niblick, 1900s– neeblack, 1900s– niblock. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: nib n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps (as suggested by Sc. National Dict. s.v.) a diminutive formation < nib n.¹, with reference to the club's hooked appearance (compare nibbie n.). Golf. Chiefly historical. An iron (formerly wooden) golf club, originally one with a relatively short face and subsequently applied to most lofted irons with a heavy head, used esp. for playing out of bunkers and rough ground. (Equivalent to a modern number 8 iron, 9 iron, or wedge.) See also mashie-niblick n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > equipment > [noun] > club > types of club play club1685 putting club1690 gentlemen's club1709 putter1783 spoon1790 iron1793 sand-iron1796 whip-club1808 cleek1829 driving putter1833 bunker-iron1857 driver1857 niblick1857 putting iron1857 baffing-spoon1858 mid-spoon1858 short spoon1858 sand-club1873 three-wood1875 long iron1877 driving cleek1881 mashie1881 putting cleek1881 track-iron1883 driving iron1887 lofting-iron1887 baffy1888 brassy1888 bulger1889 lofter1889 lofter1892 jigger1893 driving mashie1894 mid-iron1897 mashie-niblick1907 wood1915 pinsplitter1916 chipper1921 blaster1937 sand-wedge1937 wedge1937 1857 H. B. Farnie Golfer's Man. iii. 19 It is called a Niblick; has a tough yet effective driving shaft ; and an exceedingly small head well-spooned back. 1862 R. Chambers Few Rambling Remarks Golf 18 The faces..of the spoons, sand-iron, and niblick are hollowed or ‘spooned’. 1886 H. G. Hutchinson Hints on Golf xiii. 33 In the typical niblick shot the ball lies in a heel-mark or other cup in the sand, with the face of the bunker in front. 1894 W. Black Highland Cousins I. 35 I smashed my iron niblick clean in two. 1909 Bystander 13 Oct. 90/2 Herd..saved an apparently lost hole by a most masterly niblick pitch. 1955 R. Browning Hist. Golf 145 Even the niblicks were originally wooden clubs: the first iron-headed niblicks were excessively short in the blade. 1988 J. Cartwright Interior viii. 92 The pock-marked fairway where once mashies and niblicks had swished. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). niblickv. Brit. /ˈnɪblɪk/, U.S. /ˈnɪblɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: niblick n. Etymology: < niblick n. Golf. rare. transitive. To hit with a niblick, or with a ball struck by a niblick. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > play golf [verb (transitive)] > type of play or stroke drive1743 draw1842 heel1857 hook1857 loft1857 founder1878 to top a ball1881 chip1889 duff1890 pull1890 slice1890 undercut1891 hack1893 toe1893 spoon1896 borrow1897 overdrive1900 trickle1902 bolt1909 niblick1909 socket1911 birdie1921 eagle1921 shank1925 explode1926 bird1930 three-putt1946 bogey1948 double-bogey1952 fade1953 1909 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 4/2 If bunkered..he would have to niblick the ball out sideways. 2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 18 Aug. There are still 200 sheep out there [i.e. on Brora golf course], in constant danger of being niblicked. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857v.1909
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