puck
pronunciation
How to pronounce puck in British English:
UK [pʌk]
How to pronounce puck in American English:
US [pʌk]
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- Noun:
- a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
Word Origin
- puck (n.)
- "ice hockey disk," 1891, possibly from puck (v.) "to hit, strike" (1861), which perhaps is related to poke (v.) via notion of "push." Another suggestion traces the noun to Irish poc "bag."
- Puck
- "mischievous fairy" (in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"), probably from pouke "devil, evil spirit" (c. 1300), from Old English puca, pucel "goblin," cognate with Old Norse puki "devil, fiend," of unknown origin (compare pug). Celtic origins also have been proposed. Capitalized since 16c. His disguised name was Robin Goodfellow.
Example
- 1. It may be that ibm is closer to the proverbial puck than hp .
- 2. Like a hockey puck !
- 3. Need an autographed hockey puck ?
- 4. In this sport , which is also called octopush , two teams of six try to push a puck using a stick into the opposing team 's goal .
- 5. The offense uses a stick with a flat blade one end to try to put a small , hard , rubber disk , called the puck , into the defense 's net .