brassie

brassie
/bras"ee, brah"see/, n. Golf.
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.
Also, brassy, brassey. Also called number two wood.
[1885-90; BRASS + -IE]

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  • brassie — brass·ie …   English syllables

  • brassie — brass•ie [[t]ˈbræs i, ˈbrɑ si[/t]] n. spo older use (in golf) the second of a set of four woods, used for hitting long, low drives on the fairway • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

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