Clubhead

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The part of a golf club at the striking end used to hit the ball ; the enlarged end piece of a club, especially in sports or games ; the head portion of a tool or implement used for striking or pounding
2. The portion of a golfing instrument designed for contacting the ball ; the heavier end segment on a stick or club used in various sports ; the terminal striking part of a hand-held tool for impact purposes
3. The hitting section on a golf club that comes into contact with the ball ; the uppermost mass of a club used in games for swinging or hitting ; the main striking component at the end of a bludgeoning instrument

Etymology: "Clubhead" is a plain compound: the head of a club, the heavy striking end of a golf club or similar implement. Both parts are ordinary English words with long histories of their own. "Club" came into English from Old Norse "klubba," a cudgel, and "head" goes back to Old English "heafod." Joined together, they name the part of a club that does the hitting. The compound follows the pattern English uses for many tools and their parts, where a familiar noun is paired with "head" to name the working end of an object, as in hammerhead or arrowhead. Its meaning stays literal: the club's head, the part that meets the ball.

Synonyms: golf club head, bat head, club face