stickwork

[ stik-wurk ]

noun

, Sports.

1. a player's degree of competence or proficiency as a baseball batter, hockey or lacrosse player, etc.:

   Frequent practice improved his stickwork.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stickwork¹

First recorded in 1900–05; stick ¹ + work

Example Sentences

Dhyan Chand, who was widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time and earned his moniker “the wizard” for his deft stickwork, steered India to three of those golds.

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