Meaning & use
mashie
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A former term for a golf club similar to a modern five-iron, used for medium-distance approach shots.
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The old golfer still called his five-iron a mashie out of habit.
Vintage golf sets often included a mashie among their wooden-shafted clubs.
A note on using this word
Before clubs were standardized by number, golfers used named clubs like the mashie, niblick, and brassie; these terms largely disappeared by the mid-20th century.
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