brassie

or brass·y, brass·ey

[ bras-ee, brah-see ]

noun

, Golf.

1. a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.

brassie

/ ˈbræsɪ; ˈbrɑː- /

noun

1. golf a former name for a club, a No. 2 wood, originally having a brass-plated sole and with a shallower face than a driver to give more loft

Word History and Origins

Origin of brassie¹

First recorded in 1885–90; brass + -ie

Example Sentences

Five years ago a customer scooped up an entire row of “brassies.”

From New York Times

At Colonial that year, Ben Hogan took me to his plant in Fort Worth and gave me a club that was stamped "3" on the bottom but was really a strong brassie, or 2-wood.

From Golf Digest

Everyone has to use the same persimmon niblicks and mashies and brassies, or whatever.

From Golf Digest

“That reminds me, I found a brassie up in the hills.”

From Literature

One can only assume that when Old Tom Morris and Willie Park, Sr. engaged in some friendly trash talk back in the day, it was about how one got more distance with his brassie.

From Golf Digest