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short iron
noun
, Golf.
- a club, as a pitcher, pitching niblick, or niblick, with a short shaft and an iron head the face of which has great slope, for hitting approach shots.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of short iron1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
The cops pulled up to the scene and saw a young man hop over a short iron fence and begin running.
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The doctor indicated a short iron dagger buried to its iron handle in the victim's left breast.
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Captain Crager and his platoons used their short iron-wood clubs vigorously.
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In his waist-band he held a pistol, and his hand grasped a short iron bar with which he had armed himself.
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Muggs stooped and picked up from the floor a short iron bar; he had a weapon now.
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Their favorite instrument is a “jimmy,” or short iron bar with a sharp end.
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