brassey
Americannoun
plural
brasseysExample Sentences
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Taking his brassey, he had the delightful experience of seeing his ball roll into the hole.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 4, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
Her brother and her brassey were the only things she loved.
From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
It was the original of the "brassey," for the idea of a rut suggested the idea of a road.
From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.
Vardon drove the straightest ball and then deliberately played short of the muddy race-track in front of the green, but Mr. Ouimet boldly took his brassey, went for the carry, and just did it.
From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Leach, Henry
Soon after leaving Little Hadley he had become ambitious and had used his brassey with disastrous results, slicing his fifty-third into the rough on the right of the road.
From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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