hockey

noun

hock·​ey ˈhä-kē How to pronounce hockey (audio)

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Meanwhile, Matthew is seen as the driving force behind the Florida Panthers’ emergence as a hockey powerhouse, helping mold the franchise while leading them to two Stanley Cup Finals wins. Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Those are long years, short summers, a lot more hockey. Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 What’s fall reading without a little hockey romance? Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025 Getting swallowed by a tech giant expecting hockey-stick growth has proved untenable. Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 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

First Known Use

1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hockey was in 1527

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“Hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hockey. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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hockey

noun
hock·​ey ˈhäk-ē How to pronounce hockey (audio)

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