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niblick shot

niblick shot noun: a shot traversing a short distance that requires the use of a sand wedge, typically taken from a bunker.

Noun

niblick shot (plural niblick shots)

  1. (dated) A shot traversing a short distance that requires the use of a sand wedge, typically taken from a bunker.
    • The feeling of satisfaction when one hits a good drive is different from that attendant on hitting a good niblick shot; and both are quite different from that attendant on writing a good sentence or doing a good dive.1958–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition), chapter i: “Types of Explanation in Psychological Theories”, page 25

Forms of niblick shot

pluralniblick shots

Questions about niblick shot

What does niblick shot mean?
Niblick shot means a shot traversing a short distance that requires the use of a sand wedge, typically taken from a bunker.
What part of speech is niblick shot?
Niblick shot is a noun.
What is the plural of niblick shot?
The plural of niblick shot is niblick shots.

Words near niblick shot in the dictionary

  1. Niblett
  2. Nibletts
  3. Nibley
  4. Nibleys
  5. niblick
  6. niblick shot
  7. niblick shots
  8. niblicked
  9. niblicking
  10. niblicks
  11. niblike

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