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Definition of Cleek
1. n. A large hook or crook, as for a pot over a fire; specif., an iron-headed golf club with a straight, narrow face and a long shaft.
2. v. t. To seize; clutch; snatch; catch; pluck.
Definition of Cleek
1. Noun. (context: golf dated) A metal headed golf club with little loft. Equivalent to a one or two iron a modern set of clubs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cleek
1. to clutch [v CLAUCHT or CLEEKED, CLEEKING, CLEEKS] - See also: clutch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cleek
Literary usage of Cleek
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon (1908)
"... IX THE cleek AND DRIVING MASHIE A test of the golfer—The versatility of the
cleek—Different kinds of decks— Points of the driving mashie — Difficulty of ..."
2. Golf for Women by Mabel S. Hoskins (1916)
"As I have said before, good form is a means to an end, not the end in itself.
THE cleek Whereas the mid-iron is universally popular with ..."
3. Sketches in London by James Grant (1838)
"Mrs. cleek—There's not a morsel of truth in it, my lord. ... replied Mrs. cleek,
with frightful emphasis; and after a momentary pause she added, ..."
4. Golf for Beginners--and Others by Marshall Whitlatch (1910)
"CHAPTER XIII PLAYING THE cleek THE designers of clubs have produced a model which
takes care of the difference in the nature of the blow to be struck with a ..."
5. Golf by Horace Gordon Hutchinson, Henry James Moncreiff Moncreiff (1892)
"In view of this danger, he should choose a cleek-head which has good thickness
... Other things being equal, the more the blade or face of the cleek is laid ..."
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