hockey

noun

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

Examples of hockey in a Sentence

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And recently, when these two teams play hockey, things have gone in the Panthers’ favor. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025 It's been the home to Northeastern's basketball and hockey programs for years. Mike Toole, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025 Horse racing, for example, was OK; baseball, football, basketball and hockey were not. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025 In the weeks leading up to the hockey game, Starling was buzzing with excitement. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 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 19 Nov. 2025.

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hockey

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

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