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PUCK
puck, hockey puck
(noun) a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
Puck, Robin Goodfellow
(noun) a mischievous sprite of English folklore
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Puck
(mythology) A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.
Synonym: Robin Goodfellow
(astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Uranus
Etymology 1
Noun
puck (plural pucks)
(now, rare) A mischievous or hostile spirit. [from 10th c.]
Synonyms
• See goblin (hostile) and fairy (mischievous)
Etymology 2
Verb
puck (third-person singular simple present pucks, present participle pucking, simple past and past participle pucked)
(chiefly, Ireland) To hit, strike. [from 19th c.]
Noun
puck (plural pucks)
(ice hockey) A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game. [from 19th c.]
(chiefly, Canada) An object shaped like a puck. [from 20th c.]
(computing) A pointing device with a crosshair. [from 20th c.]
(hurling, camogie) A penalty shot.
Etymology 3
Noun
puck (plural pucks)
(Ireland, rural) billy goat
Source: Wiktionary
Puck, n. Etym: [OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. puki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. Poker a bugbear, Pug.]
1. (Mediæval Myth.)
Definition: A celebrated fairy, "the merry wanderer of the night;" -- called also Robin Goodfellow, Friar Rush, Pug, etc. Shak. He meeteth Puck, whom most men call Hobgoblin, and on him doth fall. Drayton.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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