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niblick shots

niblick shots is the plural of niblick shot.

Meaning of niblick shot

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

Questions about niblick shots

What is niblick shots the plural of?
Niblick shots is the plural of niblick shot.

Words near niblick shots in the dictionary

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

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