hockey
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
Unknown origin, 16th century, possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick.
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hockey (uncountable)
- (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.
- (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.
- A variation of hockey, such as roller hockey, street hockey, or shinny.
[edit] Synonyms
- ice hockey
- field hockey
- (Canada) shinny, shinny hockey
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terms derived from "hockey"
[edit] Translations
the sport
[edit] Etymology 2
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hockey (uncountable)
- (darts) Variation of oche.
[edit] References
- “hockey” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of cehkoy
- chokey
[edit] Finnish
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hockey
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Declension of hockey (type rosé)
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Declension of hockey (type rosé)
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[edit] French
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hockey m (usually uncountable)
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[edit] Italian
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hockey m. inv.
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