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puck
(pʌk)
Word forms: plural pucks
countable noun
In the game of ice hockey, the puck is the small rubber disc that is used instead of a ball.
puck in British English 1
(pʌk)
noun
1.
a small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey
2.
a stroke at the ball in hurling
3. Irish slang
a sharp blow
verb (transitive)
4.
to strike (the ball) in hurling
5. Irish slang
to strike hard; punch
Word origin
C19: of unknown originpuck in British English 2
(pʌk)
noun
(often capital)
a mischievous or evil spirit
Also called: Robin GoodfellowDerived forms
puckish (ˈpuckish) adjective
Word origin
Old English pūca, of obscure originpuck in American English 1
(pʌk)
noun
the hard rubber disk used in ice hockey
Word origin
< dial. puck, to strike, akin to poke1puck in American English 2
(pʌk)
noun English Legend
1.
a mischievous sprite or elf
2. [P-]
Robin Goodfellow: Puck appears as a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Word origin
ME puke < OE puca, akin to ON puki, devil < IE base *beu-, to blow up, swell > pout1, poke2Image ofpuck
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