hockey

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An ice hockey game.

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Unknown origin, 16th century, possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick.

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Singular
hockey

Plural
uncountable

hockey (uncountable)

  1. (North American) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.
  2. (British) Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.
  3. A variation of hockey, such as roller hockey, street hockey, or shinny.
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Singular
hockey

Plural
uncountable

hockey (uncountable)

  1. (darts) Variation of oche.

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  • “hockey” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

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hockey

  1. hockey

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From English hockey

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hockey m (usually uncountable)

  1. hockey

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hockey m. inv.

  1. hockey

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