mashie

English

Etymology

Scottish English, from French massue (“club”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æʃi

Noun

mashie (plural mashies)

1. (golf, dated) A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft, the equivalent of a five iron in a modern set of clubs.
   • Florence L. Harvey (1916-01) “Chilly Days and Muddy Courses”, in Golfers Magazine, volume 28, number 1, Chicago, page 9: “Do not think that is because I do not value a mashie, on the contrary it is my favorite club and one with which I am far surer than any other, in dry weather.”

Derived terms

• mashie iron
• mashie niblick
• mid-mashie
• spade mashie

Anagrams

• Mesiha