A golf club with an iron head and little loft, used for long-distance shots; a hook or large hook-like implement.
From Scottish English cleek, possibly from Old Norse klekja or related to 'click' and 'clique.' Golf term from Scottish origins, where the game developed.
Golf terminology is Scottish—cleeks, brassies, niblicks are all old Scottish club names that mostly vanished when golf standardized its numbering system. But 'cleek' is still sometimes heard because it's such a satisfying word to say.
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