mashie
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
Origin of mashie
1- Also called number five iron .
- Also mashy .
Words Nearby mashie
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How to use mashie in a sentence
If he wished to use a mashie the Bish would insist on the mid-iron.
Fore! | Charles Emmett Van LoanCupid looked at the mashie niblicks and then he looked at Windy.
Fore! | Charles Emmett Van LoanXuriel apparently did know his job, for the King's ball continued to be as foozle-proof as the Marshal's mashie.
In Brief Authority | F. AnsteyAs an alternative to the cleek the driving mashie has achieved considerable popularity.
The Complete Golfer [1905] | Harry VardonThe driving mashie usually demands a good lie if it is to be played with any amount of success.
The Complete Golfer [1905] | Harry Vardon
British Dictionary definitions for mashie
mashy
/ (ˈmæʃɪ) /
golf (formerly) a club, corresponding to the modern No. 5 or No. 6 iron, used for approach shots
Origin of mashie
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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