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His mother, Sandra, is a netball legend who is now a prominent coach, his aunt Margaret was a New Zealand hockey international and his uncle Thomas won New Zealand’s equivalent of the FA Cup twice.—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 July 2025 After decades of summering on Cape Cod and wintering in Jupiter, Florida, hockey legend Bobby Orr felt ready for a new seasonal rhythm.—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 After all, how often would Canada's biggest hockey market have a chance to acquire Canada's best player?—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025 After an impromptu long-drive competition, Happy discovers his hockey swing sets him up well for another sport: golf.—Luke Chinman, People.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hockey
Word History
Etymology
perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook
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