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hockey

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hockey (noun)
  2. hockey skate (noun)
  3. hockey stick (noun)
  4. field hockey (noun)
  5. ice hockey (noun)
  6. roller hockey (noun)
  7. street hockey (noun)

hock·ey

noun \ˈhä-kē\

Definition of HOCKEY

1
: field hockey
2
: ice hockey
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Origin of HOCKEY

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

Rhymes with HOCKEY

blocky, cocky, jockey, pocky, rocky, sake, stocky, Yaqui

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