Definition of Mashie niblick

1. Noun. Iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green.

Exact synonyms: Seven Iron
Generic synonyms: Iron

Definition of Mashie niblick

1. Noun. (golf) (dated) A metal headed golf club with a moderate loft. The equivalent of a 7-iron in a modern set of clubs ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mashie Niblick

mashable
mashed
mashed potato
mashed potatoes
masheen
masheens
masher
mashers
mashes
mashgiach
mashgiah
mashgichim
mashgihim
mashie
mashie-niblick
mashie niblick (current term)
mashier
mashies
mashiest
mashing
mashings
mashlam
mashlams
mashlim
mashlims
mashlin
mashlins
mashloch
mashlochs
mashlum

Literary usage of Mashie niblick

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Present-day Golf by George Duncan, Bernard Darwin (1921)
"The mashie-niblick has come into almost universal use in the last few years, and is a very useful and important club. No golfer should be without one in his ..."

2. Golf from Two Sides by Roger Henry Wethered, Joyce Wethered (1922)
"In a position of this sort the value of a mashie niblick will be appreciated. ... Out of bunkers also the mashie niblick can be relied upon. ..."

3. Intimate Golf Talks by John Duncan Dunn, Elon Jessup (1920)
"... mashie, niblick, putter dous amount of ignorance as to just how he would go about it to select a suitable set of clubs. First, there is the question of ..."

4. The Gist of Golf by Harry Vardon (1922)
"... he used nothing but the driver, brassie, cleek, mid-iron, mashie, niblick, and putter. Seven clubs were ample. But to live the golfing life without ever ..."

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