hockey

noun

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

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There were more than 323 million visits to America’s national parks in 2025, dwarfing attendance — 135 million — at professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games combined. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 Norm Green kidnaps our former hockey team to Texas, a place where ice is exclusively used to chill Lone Stars. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 May 2026 With that in mind, a coalition of college coaches, administrators, junior hockey officials, USA Hockey and even the NHL last week asked the NCAA to make an exception for college hockey. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026 Ava puts Deborah in … is that an oversize hockey jersey? Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026 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

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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 6 Jun. 2026.

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hockey

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

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