mashie

[ mash-ee ]

noun

, Golf.

, plural mash·ies.

1. 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

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mashie¹

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

Example Sentences

Without the commitment of golf to saving archaic and banal objects, the “niblick” and “mashie” would be truly endangered.

From Washington Post

The others are from days of mashies and niblicks: Harry Cooper and Macdonald Smith.

From Golf Digest

The first was by Ross Somerville in the tournament’s inaugural year of 1934 when he hit a mashie niblick from 145 yards into the cup.

From Golf Digest

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

From Golf Digest

Besides, the hardy defenders of the Alamo discovered that a mashie niblick came in rather handy for close infighting and drawing lines in the dirt.

From Golf Digest