About The Word Hockey
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What's The Definition Of Hockey?
[n] a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks
[n] hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents' net Synonyms | Synonyms for Hockey: field hockey | hockey game | ice hockey Related Terms | Find terms related to Hockey: See Also | athletic game | check | contact sport | face-off | field game | icing | icing the puck | slapshot Hockey In Webster's Dictionary \Hock"ey\, n. [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}.]
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