baffy

[ baf-ee ]

noun

, Golf.

, plural baff·ies.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of baffy¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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There is a man who calls his baffy Jumbo, and it does not seem a nice name.

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There are words like 'foozle' and 'tee-off' and 'schlaff' and 'baffy-iron' and 'Glenlivet.'

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

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