HOCKEY

Etymology 1

Noun

hockey (uncountable)

(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

(British) Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.

A variation of hockey, such as roller hockey, street hockey, shinny, or ball hockey.

Synonyms

• ice hockey

• field hockey

• (Canada) shinny, shinny hockey

Etymology 2

Noun

hockey (uncountable)

(US, slang) Faeces, excrement.

Etymology 3

Noun

hockey (plural hockeys)

(darts, dated) Alternative form of oche.

Anagrams

• chokey

Source: Wiktionary


Hock"ey, n. Etym: [From Hook, n.]

1. A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals.

2. The stick used by the players. [Written also hookey and hawkey.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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