mashie
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mash·ie
(măsh′ē)n.
A five iron used in golf.
[Perhaps from French massue, club, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *matteūca, from *mattea, mace; see mace1.]
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mashie
(ˈmæʃɪ) ormashy
n, pl mashies
(Golf) golf (formerly) a club, corresponding to the modern No. 5 or No. 6 iron, used for approach shots
[C19: perhaps from French massue club, ultimately from Latin mateola mallet]
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Noun | 1. | mashie - middle-distance iron iron - a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head |
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