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puck

1

[puhk]

noun

  1. Ice Hockey.a black disk of vulcanized rubber that is to be hit into the goal.

  2. Computers, British.mouse.



Puck

2

[puhk]

noun

  1. Also called hobgoblin.Also called Robin Goodfellow.a particularly mischievous sprite in English folklore who appears as a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

  2. puck, a malicious or mischievous demon or spirit; a goblin.

puck

1

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. a small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey

  2. a stroke at the ball in hurling

  3. slanga sharp blow

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to strike (the ball) in hurling

  2. slangto strike hard; punch

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

puck

2

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. Also called: Robin Goodfellow.(often capital) a mischievous or evil spirit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˈܳ쾱 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of puck1

First recorded in 1890–95; alteration of poke 1

Origin of puck2

First recorded before 1000; Middle English pouke, Old English ū; cognate with Old Norse ū쾱 a mischievous demon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of puck1

C19: of unknown origin

Origin of puck2

Old English ū, of obscure origin
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"They've probably taken years off my life, because some of their puck drops are at like, 10pm, and I stay up and watch every single game."

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A community event had also been a checklist of Canadian moments, such as the King dropping a puck to start a game of street hockey and getting jars of maple syrup.

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The King took part in a ceremonial street hockey puck drop.

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There’s climbing, yoga, dancing and challenging your senses during an exhibit that tests your quickness trying to block a hockey puck.

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Hyman then put the Oilers in front for the first time on a play that began innocently enough, with Nugent-Hopkins sending the puck off the boards on a faceoff deep in the Kings end.

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