hockey

noun

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

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For national team managers, this is an opportunity to assess team chemistry, evaluate key players, and fine-tune rosters for the biggest stage in international hockey. Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 Listen to this article Loading your audio article Newly released bodycam video shows the New Jersey man accused of drunkenly plowing his vehicle into hockey star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, undergoing a field sobriety test before his arrest in August. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024 Sophomore goaltender Nathan Airey earned his first collegiate shutout as the Minnesota men’s hockey team blanked visiting Michigan 6-0 in a Big Ten contest Friday night. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024 No, there will be no meaningful hockey in Chicago this spring. Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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hockey

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

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