ˈmashē, -aash-, -aish-, -shi noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from French massue club, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin mattiuca, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin mattia mace — more at mace
: an iron golf club with a rather wide blade well laid back used for medium distances and for lofting a ball (as from a close lie or from the rough) — called also number five iron ; see iron illustration