baffyn.
/ˈbafi/ Golf.
A short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air. Also baffy spoon.
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spoon1790
iron1793
sand-iron1796
whip-club1808
cleek1829
driving putter1833
bunker-iron1857
driver1857
niblick1857
putting iron1857
baffing-spoon1858
mid-spoon1858
short spoon1858
sand-club1873
three-wood1875
long iron1877
driving cleek1881
mashie1881
putting cleek1881
track-iron1883
driving iron1887
lofting-iron1887
baffy1888
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lofter1889
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mid-iron1897
mashie-niblick1907
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chipper1921
blaster1937
sand-wedge1937
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1888 Daily News 22 Sept. 5/1 The old ‘Baffy’, a funny little toy club, with a sloped face.
1890 H. G. Hutchinson in H. G. Hutchinson et al. Golf (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 59 The ‘baffy’, very short and stiff and with face very much laid back.
1890 H. S. C. Everard in H. G. Hutchinson et al. Golf (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 335 To Allan was due..the introduction of irons and cleeks for the approach to the hole, these shots having been previously played with baffy spoons.
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