mashie
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈmæʃi/
- Archaic
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mashie
- mashie iron
- mashie and midiron
- spade mashie
Examples
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Tell him it's a mashie, so he can have one easy shot to the--
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Oh, fourteenth hole at Riverdale... ...some use a mashie, some use a niblick.
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I asked my caddie if he thought I could make it with my mashie, and he replied, "yes, ma'am, you can make it, allowing you hits it often enough."
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During the game, I decided to use my mashie for the difficult shot onto the green.
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He reached into his bag and pulled out his favorite mashie for the middle-distance shot.
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After some practice, I found that my mashie helped me hit accurate mid-range shots.
Synonyms
1
5.3
A golf club with an iron head used for mid-distance shots
A golf club with a mostly vertical face used for medium distance shots
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.9
An old iron golf club with a steep face used to hit high approach shots onto the green
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mashie is an old name for a golf club used for middle-distance approach shots. A helpful way to remember it is to think of mash ('to crush') plus the ending -ie ('small'), so a mashie feels like a 'small mashing' club used to strike the ball onto the green, much like a modern 5-iron.