baffy

[ baf-ee ]

noun

, Golf.

, plural baff·ies.

1. a short, wooden club with a steep-sloped face, for lofting the ball.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baffy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; baff + -y ²

Example Sentences

In August should the peacock shriek Renounce the baffy for the cleek; But if your stroke becomes too "sclaffy" Give up the cleek and use the baffy.

From Project Gutenberg

Baffy.—A short wooden club, with laid-back face, for lofting shots.

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It may surprise the student of history not to find the "baffy" put down in the list; but as a matter of fact the baffy had passed out of common use by this date.

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A few men of the old school, as Sir Robert Hay, continued to play it to admiration, but the genius of young Tommy Morris had already initiated a whole school of disciples into the mode of approaching with iron clubs, so that the baffy was out of vogue.

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"I suppose you'd shoot this with an iron," said he; "but the baffy is a great club—if you've got the nerve to use it."

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