Hosels

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The hollow socket on a golf club head or metal tool into which the shaft or handle is fitted
2. Tubular fitting on an implement such as a golf club or axe that receives and holds the shaft
3. A sleeve-like socket at the head of a club, axe or spear where the handle is inserted and secured

Etymology: "Hosels" is the plural of "hosel," a noun for the socket on a golf club head into which the shaft is fitted. The word is formed from "hose," an older English term for a tube or sleeve that fits over or into something, with the diminutive suffix "-le" added to it. The resulting sense is a small sleeve-like tube, which is exactly what the socket on a club looks like.

Synonyms: socket