Two-woods for golfers
Brassies is the plural of brassie, a dated term for a type of golf club—specifically a wooden club with a brass sole plate, used for long fairway shots.
The brassie was roughly equivalent to what's now called a 2-wood: He reached for his brassie on the second fairway.
The term survives mainly in historical golf writing.
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Two-woods for golfers
Brassies is the plural of brassie, a dated term for a type of golf club—specifically a wooden club with a brass sole plate, used for long fairway shots.
The brassie was roughly equivalent to what's now called a 2-wood: He reached for his brassie on the second fairway.
The term survives mainly in historical golf writing.
1. golf — fairway wood, Long-range golf club; hickory (Dense North American hardwood); persimmon (Ebony family fruit); club (Organization with membership); loft · shaft · grip · swing · tee shot · long game · approach · stance · follow-through · vintage
GOLF CLUB TYPEbrassies ≠ putters Short-range golf clubs; irons · wedges · spoons · drivers · woods
brassiere, brassiness, brassiest, brassie, brassier
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/brassies