baffy

American  

[baf-ee] / ˈbæf i /

noun

Golf.

plural

baffies

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

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Etymology

Origin of baffy

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.

Guess I kind of jarred you with that baffy shot.

From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van

"I fear he doesn't know a bulger from a baffy," he added sorrowfully.

From The Half-Back by Barbour, Ralph Henry

"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."

From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van

Therefore, when the lie is not reasonably perfect, the baffy is of little use, though in favourable circumstances it is a useful stick.

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry