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hockey

n. uncountable
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈhɑki// UK //hˈɒki// hock·ey Archaic General-service Slang

n. a team sport played on ice or a field where players use sticks to hit a puck or ball into a goal.

n. a team sport played on a rectangular field or ice rink, involving the use of curved sticks to propel a ball or puck into the opposing team's goal.


SIMPLE

We play hockey every Saturday morning at the local park.

CONTEXTUAL

The school invested in new protective gear to encourage more students to join the field hockey team.

COMPLEX

Professional ice hockey requires a combination of exceptional skating agility, physical strength, and the hand-eye coordination necessary to control a puck at high speeds.

Etymology 1

16th century, of unknown origin. Possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick, akin to hock (“hook”) + -ey, or from Middle French hoquet (“shepherd's staff, crook”), which resembles a hockey stick, via a diminutive form of Old French hoc from Middle Dutch hoec (“hook”), a cognate of Old English hōc.

Etymology 2

See oche.

Idioms1 entry

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