hickory

1. (countable) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts.Examples: "[H]e came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot And the devil jumped up on a hickory stump And said, "Boy, let me tell you what.""countable

2. (uncountable) The wood of these trees.uncountable

3. (countable, golf, informal) A club with a head made from hickory wood.Examples: "What you find out is, if you have good hickories, you can play anywhere from 5,300 yards to 6,100 with no problem."; "I still had in my possession thirteen sets of hickories and a good stock of gutty golf balls, […]"countableinformal