a wooden-headed club used esp. to play the ball from the tee, a driver.

= putter, n.4 1.

A private social club for men (traditionally men of high social status); the premises of such a club, typically containing a formal dining room, a…

A club with a metal head, used to putt the ball. Cf. putt, v., putting iron n. at putting, n.2 compounds.

An implement of the form described above (sense 2), or something similar to this, used for various… A wooden golfing-club having a slightly concave…

Golf. A golf club having an iron or steel head which is angled in order to loft the ball. Now frequently with prefixed numeral indicating the…

(a) see quot. 1796; (b) Golf an ‘iron’ adapted for lifting the ball out of sand.

a driving-club (also attributive).

Golf. An iron-headed club with a straight, narrow face and a long shaft. Also attributive.

a golf club used to drive a very low ball against strong wind.

Golf. A golf club designed to hit the ball a long distance, esp. the club having the longest shaft, a large head, and a low degree of loft; (also)…

An iron (formerly wooden) golf club, originally one with a relatively short face and subsequently applied to most lofted irons with a heavy head…

a club with a metal head used for putting.

= baffy, n.

a wooden-headed club of medium size and loft.

a short wooden club (see spoon, n. 4c).

(a) = sandbag, n. 2c (Cent. Dict.); (b) originally U.S., = sand-iron n. (b).

(a) Archery a bow made of three pieces of wood; also attributive; (b) Golf a wooden club providing medium loft, formerly called a spoon (spoon, n.…

an iron with a low degree of loft and a long shaft, usually designated with a number between 1 and 4; a stroke made with such a club; cf. iron, n.1…

(originally) a cleek (cleek, n. 1b) used for longer shots, as opposed to one used for putting (cf. putting cleek n.); (in later use chiefly) a…

An iron-headed club used for lofting or for medium distances; a number 5 iron.

a cleek (cleek, n. 1b) used in putting.

see quot. 1908 and iron, n.1 17.

an iron with little loft on the club-face, used to hit the ball a long way; a one iron; (now) spec. a specialist iron for driving with a low…

attributive and in other combinations: lofting-iron n. a golf-club used to loft a ball.

A short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air. Also baffy spoon.

A wooden club shod with brass.

Golf. A wooden club with a convex face. (Disused.)

A golf club, esp. a number 8 or 9 iron, for lofting the ball. Cf lofting-iron n. at lofting, n. compounds. Now rare.

a lofting-iron.

The name of numerous mechanical contrivances or devices, used in many trades and operations. Among… Golf. A short iron-headed club used for…

a version of a mashie (mashie, n.) with a less lofted club-face and a longer shaft.

(a) an iron with a medium degree of loft; a stroke made with this; (b) a number 2 iron.

An iron-headed club combining the features of the mashie and the niblick; a number 7 iron. Also (occasionally): a number 6 iron.

Something made of wood: spec. A golf club with a wooden head; a shot made with such a club (more commonly wood shot).

A player known for making accurate or powerful shots. Also: an accurate shot; a golf club which is supposed to aid such a shot.

Golf. A type of golf club used to chip the ball onto the putting green. Cf. chip shot n. (a) at chip, n.2 compounds 5.

Golf. = sand-iron n. (b) at sand, n.2 compounds 2a.

= sand-iron n. (b).

transferred. Golf. A golf club with a wedge-shaped head, used for lofting the ball at approach shots, or (= sand-wedge n. at sand, n.2 compounds…