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Hockey

Hockey Meaning & Definition
Hockey Definition And Meaning

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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