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woodie

woodie

8.0
A golf club with a wooden head used for long shots
  • noun
  • /ˈwʊdi/
  • Archaic
translation icon : madera
  • Many modern golfers have never used a woodie because metal clubs are now standard.

Examples

  • He always carries a woodie in his golf bag.

  • The vintage woodie was displayed as part of the golf club's history exhibit.

  • He found an old woodie in his grandfather's golf bag and decided to try it on the course.

  • My favorite club is a woodie from the 1980s.

  • He used a woodie to drive the ball down the fairway on the first hole.

  • Many experienced golfers still favor a woodie for its ability to achieve longer distances.

  • After practicing with his woodie, he improved his long-distance shots significantly.

Synonyms

wood
vswoodie
  • Jargon
46 6.8

A long golf club used to hit the ball far

is the older version made from timber instead of modern metal heads
driver
vswoodie
20 5.8

A golf club with a large head used to hit the ball far from the tee

is the traditional timber head replaced by modern metal heads
number one wood
vswoodie
  • Jargon
7.7

A long golf club that you use to hit the ball far from the tee

is the older wooden-headed long club used beyond just tee shots

Antonyms

metal wood
4.2

A golf club with a metal head used for long shots

How Far

number one wood
  • Jargon
7.7
woodie
  • Archaic
8.0
iron
52 4.8
wedge
  • Specialized
12 5.7
putter
12 4.1

Surface Forms

woodie singular
woodies plural

Morphology

woodie = wood (transparent) = wood + ie

The club is named directly for its wooden head, so the meaning follows straightforwardly from 'wood' plus a colloquial noun-forming ending.

Etymology

Woodie comes from wood, which means 'wood' or 'wooden', because these golf clubs used to have wooden heads. So a woodie is a golf club with a wooden head.