| 释义 |
puck
I. \ˈpək\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle English puke, pouke, from Old English pūca; akin to Frisian puk goblin, Old Norse pūki devil, Norwegian & Swedish dialect puke goblin, and probably to Old English pocc pock — more at pock
1.
a. archaic : an evil or malicious spirit : devil, demon
< nor let the puck, nor other evil spirits … fright us — Edmund Spenser >
b. : a mischievous or rascally sprite : imp, hobgoblin
2. : a prankish person
< was also a puck who loved to disconcert any classification — Ernest Barker >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: alteration of poke (II)
dialect chiefly Britain : poke, strike
III. noun
(-s)
1. dialect chiefly Britain : blow, poke
< hit him a puck in the jaw — Liam O'Flaherty >
2.
a. : a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter used in the game of ice hockey as the object to be driven through the goals
b. : a disk of resilient material used on a vehicle or a reciprocating machine to absorb shock and vibration
c. : a pressure roller in a magnetic recorder |