- niblick
- niblick (n.) golf club with a heavy head, of unknown origin.
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niblick — NÍBLICK s. n. crosă la jocul de golf, terminată printr o spatulă de fier, pentru loviturile ce trebuie să salte mingea peste obstacole. (< engl. niblick) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Niblick — Nib lick, n. A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
niblick — [nib′lik] n. [Scot, dim. of NIB: so named because of the short “nose” of the original wooden club] former term for number 9 iron: see IRON (n. 6) … English World dictionary
Niblick — Nị|blick, der; s, s [engl. niblick, H. u.] (Golf): schwerer Golfschläger mit Eisenkopf … Universal-Lexikon
Niblick — Ni|blick* der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. niblick, weitere Herkunft ungeklärt> schwerer Golfschläger mit Eisenkopf (der z. B. dazu verwendet wird, den Ball aus sandigem Untergrund herauszuschlagen) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
niblick — /nib lik/, n. Golf. 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. Also called number nine iron. [1855 60; perh. NIBBLE + ick, var. of OCK] * * * … Universalium
niblick — noun A metal headed golf club with a large highly lofted head. Replaced by a sand iron or wedge in a modern set of clubs … Wiktionary
Niblick — Nị|blick auch: Nịb|lick 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Sport〉 schwerer Golfschläger mit Eisenkopf [Etym.: engl.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
niblick — Golf club used for getting the ball out of bad lies. niceish is the spelling for something that is rather nice. nickel. Not le … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
niblick — [ nɪblɪk] noun Golf, dated an iron with a heavy lofted head, used especially for playing out of bunkers. Origin C19: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
