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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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Etymology

Origin of baffy

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


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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 Horace G. Hutchinson

I got off a good tee-shot straight down the fairway, took a baffy for my second, and—— But that is not the point.

From The Clicking of Cuthbert by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

"I suppose you'd shoot this with an iron," said he; "but the baffy is a great club—if you've got the nerve to use it."

From Fore! by Charles Emmett Van Loan

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 Harry Vardon

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 Charles Emmett Van Loan

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