niblick

Thân thiện

A golfer selects a niblick from his golf bag.

Definition

Noun: * A type of golf club: A niblick is a historical golf club, specifically an iron, characterized by a steeply angled face (considerable loft). It was designed primarily for making short, high-arcing shots, such as lifting the ball out of hazards like sand bunkers or rough terrain. In modern golf, its function is most closely associated with a high-lofted wedge, such as a sand wedge or lob wedge.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The golfer reached into his bag for his niblick to escape the deep bunker.
  • In the early 20th century, a niblick was an essential part of a golfer's set of clubs.
  • The antique niblick had a much shorter shaft and more loft than a modern pitching iron.

Advanced Usage

• The term "niblick" is now considered archaic in everyday golf terminology. It is primarily used in historical discussions, when describing antique golf equipment, or in literary contexts to evoke a past era of the sport.
• It can be used metaphorically to describe a tool or method for extracting oneself from a difficult situation, though this is rare.
  • The new policy served as a political niblick to get the bill out of the legislative sand trap.

Variants and Related Words

• Wedge (n.): The modern classification for high-lofted irons used for short shots and escapes from hazards. Types include the pitching wedge, sand wedge, gap wedge, and lob wedge.
• Iron (n.): A class of golf club with a metal head, traditionally numbered from 1 to 9 based on loft angle. The niblick was historically equivalent to a very high-numbered iron (like a 9-iron or higher).

Synonyms

• Lofted iron
• Short iron (in a historical context)
• Sand iron (a direct historical precursor to the sand wedge)

Related Idioms or Phrases

• There is no direct idiom featuring "niblick." Its historical and specific nature means it does not commonly appear in figurative phrases.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an iron with considerable loft

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nine iron