Hosel

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The socket or cavity at the head of a golf club into which the shaft is inserted and secured
2. The opening in a golf club's head where the shaft attaches and is held in place
3. The fitting on a golf club head that receives and grips the end of the shaft

Etymology: "Hosel" is the socket on a golf club head, or on some other tools, into which the shaft is fitted. The word is built from "hose," a tubular fitting into which something is slid, plus the diminutive ending "-le," so the name describes a small hose-like sleeve. The noun is not a formation from the verb or any separate root, just a simple combination of those two parts.

Synonyms: socket