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mashie

[ mash-ee ]

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noun

, Golf.

, plural mash·ies.

a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.

mashie

/ ˈmæʃɪ /

noun

golf (formerly) a club, corresponding to the modern No. 5 or No. 6 iron, used for approach shots

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mashie¹

First recorded in 1880–85; perhaps from French massue “club,” from unattested Vulgar Latin matteūca, derivative of unattested matte(a) “mallet, club”; mace ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mashie¹

C19: perhaps from French massue club, ultimately from Latin mateola mallet

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Example Sentences

If he wished to use a mashie the Bish would insist on the mid-iron.

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Cupid looked at the mashie niblicks and then he looked at Windy.

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Xuriel apparently did know his job, for the King's ball continued to be as foozle-proof as the Marshal's mashie.

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As an alternative to the cleek the driving mashie has achieved considerable popularity.

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The driving mashie usually demands a good lie if it is to be played with any amount of success.

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