brassey
Americannoun
plural
brasseysExample Sentences
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If he had a big match to play he always bought a new brassey for it.
From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.
On one of the walls of the club-house is a life-size portrait of the champion of the country in a characteristic attitude with his brassey under his arm.
From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Leach, Henry
“You always were strong at a brassey lie,” said Ananias.
From Mr. Munchausen Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder by Bangs, John Kendrick
But he brandished his brassey manfully and prepared to jump aside if the bull lowered his head and rushed him.
From The Maker of Opportunities by Gibbs, George
The Colosseum aroused a faint spark of interest in him, as he speculated whether Abe Mitchell would use a full brassey to carry it.
From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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