midiron

1 9.9

A golf club with a mostly vertical face used for medium distance shots

noun
/ˈmɪdˌaɪərn/

Archaic

: midiron

After studying the course layout, he determined that a midiron was best for the mid-range approach.
midiron and mashie

Examples

Midiron.

The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
To get the ball over the water hazard, he chose a midiron for the shot.
She pulled out a midiron from her bag, confident it would help her reach the green.

Synonyms

five iron

vsmidiron

Specialized

2 5.3

A golf club with an iron head used for mid-distance shots

is a historical club with a nearly vertical face not a modern sloped iron

mashie

vsmidiron

Archaic

1 9.9

An old iron golf club used for medium-distance shots like a modern 5-iron

has a nearly vertical face rather than the more sloped modern club face

How Far

driver

6 5.8

two iron

Specialized

1 7.2

midiron

Archaic

1 9.9

nine iron

Jargon

6 5.9

wedge

Specialized

10 5.7

Surface Forms

midiron singular

midirons plural

Morphology

midiron = iron (transparent) = mid + iron + mid

The word is directly analyzable as 'mid' (middle) + 'iron' (a golf club), so its meaning follows standard compositional logic for learners.

Etymology

The word midiron is made from mid ('middle') and iron ('iron', the metal and the name for a golf club). So, a midiron was the iron club used for 'mid-distance' shots.