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
Puck
(mythology) A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.
Synonym: Robin Goodfellow
(astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Uranus
puck (plural pucks)
(now, rare) A mischievous or hostile spirit. [from 10th c.]
• See goblin (hostile) and fairy (mischievous)
puck (third-person singular simple present pucks, present participle pucking, simple past and past participle pucked)
(chiefly, Ireland) To hit, strike. [from 19th c.]
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.
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
31 May 2025
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
