cammock

noun

cam·​mock

ˈkamək

variants or less commonly cummock

ˈkəmək

plural -s

1

Scottish : a curved or crooked stick

especially : a field-hockey stick

2

Scottish : field hockey

Word History

Etymology

Middle English cambok, from Medieval Latin cambuca, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh camog bent stick, Scottish Gaelic camag curl, crook, Old Irish camm crooked

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