hockey

noun

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

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And similar to hockey, penalties can lead to power play situations in which one team is undermanned. Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025 Of course, the key is to meld all three of those identities into one, a hockey Voltron of utter dominance. Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025 That forced Florida to play extra hockey for the second straight game. Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025 Marchand, 37, offered his hockey expertise to the March & Mill Co. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 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

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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 9 Nov. 2025.

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hockey

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

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