brassie

noun

brass·​ie

ˈbrasē,

-aas-,

-ais-,

-ȧs-,

-si

variants or less commonly brassy or brassey

plural brassies also brasseys

: a wooden golf club soled with brass or other metal and used especially for long low shots from a favorable lie in the fairway

Word History

Etymology

brass entry 1 + -ie, -y, -ey

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