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hockey

hoc·key

UK/ˈhɒ.ki/ US/ˈhɒk.i/ fairly common slang us

noun

1.

hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents'' net

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2.

a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks

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Origin

16th century, of unknown origin. Possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick, akin to hock (“hook”) + -ey, or from Middle French hoquet (“shepherd's staff, crook”), which resembles a hockey stick, via a diminutive form of Old French hoc from Middle Dutch hoec (“hook”), a cognate of Old English hōc.

Phrases

  • air hockey
  • ball hockey
  • blind hockey
  • box hockey
  • cosom hockey
  • field hockey
  • floor hockey
  • foot hockey

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