mashie

[ mash-ee ]

/ ˈmæʃ i /

a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.

Also called number five iron.

Origin of mashie

1880–85; perhaps < French massue club < Vulgar Latin *matteūca, derivative of *matte(a) mace¹

I seldom use a mashie until I am within eighty yards of the hole.

The Complete Golfer [1905] |Harry Vardon
He saw the mashie flash in the air, some turf cut away, and a ball dropping on to the green.

The Soul of Golf |Percy Adolphus Vaile
Haven't you noticed he's been using a mashie—the same mashie every time?

In Brief Authority |F. Anstey
I took the mashie, because I distrusted my ability to carry the bunker with another telegraph pole.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 12, 1917 |Various

In this question of the choice of mashie it is necessary that taste and style should be allowed to have their own way.

The Complete Golfer [1905] |Harry Vardon

mashie

/ (ˈmæʃɪ) /

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