Hockey Definition
hŏkē
noun
Ice hockey.
American Heritage
A team game played on ice, in which the players, using a long, curved stick with a flat blade (hockey stick) and wearing skates, try to drive a hard rubber disk (puck) into their opponent's goal; ice hockey.
Webster's New World
A similar game played on foot on a field with a small ball instead of a puck; field hockey.
Webster's New World
Street hockey.
American Heritage
(darts) Variation of oche.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- field-hockey
- hockey game
- ice-hockey
- block-and-bunt
- shinny
Origin of Hockey
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Unknown origin, 16th century, possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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