Baffy
a short, wooden club with a steep-sloped face, for lofting the ball.
historical examples
as ambrose often tells us, the baffy is a sweet little club to have in the bag—provided, of course, you have the nerve to use it.
fore! charles emmett van loan
there is a man who calls his baffy jumbo, and it does not seem a nice name.
the spirit of the links henry leach
“i fear he doesn’t know a bulger from a baffy,” he added sorrowfully.
the half-back ralph henry barbour
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