brassie

American  

[bras-ee, brah-see] / ˈbræs i, ˈbrɑ si /

Or brassy,

noun

Golf.

1. a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.

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brassie British  

/ ˈbræsɪ, ˈbrɑː- /

noun

1. golf a former name for a club, a No. 2 wood, originally having a brass-plated sole and with a shallower face than a driver to give more loft

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Etymology

Origin of brassie

First recorded in 1885–90; brass + -ie

Example Sentences

It was also an impressive feat, given that Terry and his teammates were hitting rubberlike gutta percha balls with handmade wooden-shafted clubs that, instead of numbers, bore names like brassie, niblick, spoon and cleek.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2021

At Colonial that year, Ben Hogan took me to his plant in Fort Worth and gave me a club that was stamped "3" on the bottom but was really a strong brassie, or 2-wood.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 26, 2018

And then there are the nicknames for this inner society’s tools: big dog, flat stick, belly putter, cavity back, hosel, kickpoint, camber, off-set, niblick, mashie, brassie, bounce, flange.

From New York Times • May 31, 2010

He held his brassie at his side, stiffly, like a sword.

From Time Magazine Archive

“That reminds me, I found a brassie up in the hills.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss