About The Word Puck
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Puck
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What's The Definition Of Puck?
[n] a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
[n] a mischievous sprite of English folklore Synonyms | Synonyms for Puck: hockey puck | Robin Goodfellow Related Terms | Find terms related to Puck: See Also | disc | disk | faerie | faery | fairy | sprite Puck In Webster's Dictionary \Puck\, n.
A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as
the object to be driven through the goals.
\Puck\, n. [OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. p[=u]ki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. {Poker} a bugbear, {Pug}.] 1. (Medi[ae]val Myth.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) The goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.] |
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