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

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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

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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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