baffy

American  

[baf-ee] / ˈbæf i /

noun

Golf.

baffies plural

1. a short, wooden club with a steep-sloped face, for lofting the ball.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• baffies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of baffy

First recorded in 1885–90; baff + -y ²

Example Sentences

Therefore, when the lie is not reasonably perfect, the baffy is of little use, though in favourable circumstances it is a useful stick.

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry

As Ambrose often tells us, the baffy is a sweet little club to have in the bag—provided, of course, you have the nerve to use it.

From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van

It may surprise the student of history not to find the "baffy" put down in the list; but as a matter of fact the baffy had passed out of common use by this date.

From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.

"I fear he doesn't know a bulger from a baffy," he added sorrowfully.

From The Half-Back by Barbour, Ralph Henry

In August should the peacock shriek Renounce the baffy for the cleek; But if your stroke becomes too "sclaffy" Give up the cleek and use the baffy.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 by Various