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- [nib-lik]
- /ˈnɪb lɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nib-lik]
- /ˈnɪb lɪk/
Definitions of niblick word
- noun niblick a club with an iron head, the face of which has the greatest slope of all the irons, for hitting the ball with maximum loft. 1
- noun niblick An iron with a heavy, lofted head, such as a nine-iron, used especially for playing out of bunkers. 1
- noun niblick (formerly) a club, a no. 9 iron, giving a great deal of lift 0
- noun niblick number 9 iron 0
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Origin of niblick
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; perhaps nibble + -ick, variant of -ock
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Parts of speech for Niblick
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niblick popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
niblick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for niblick
noun niblick
- brassie — a former name for a club, a No. 2 wood, originally having a brass-plated sole and with a shallower face than a driver to give more loft
- driver — a person or thing that drives.
- iron — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- mashie — a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- midiron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a driving iron but less slope than a mid-mashie.
Top questions with niblick
- what is a niblick?
- who would use a mashie niblick?
- what is a niblick golf club?
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