puck

¹

[puhk]

noun

1. Ice Hockey.,  a black disk of vulcanized rubber that is to be hit into the goal.

2. Computers, British.,  mouse.

Puck

²

[puhk]

noun

1. Also called hobgoblin. Also called Robin Goodfellow. a particularly mischievous sprite in English folklore who appears as a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

2. puck, a malicious or mischievous demon or spirit; a goblin.

puck

¹

/ pʌk /

noun

1. a small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey

2. a stroke at the ball in hurling

3. slang,  a sharp blow

verb

1. to strike (the ball) in hurling

2. slang,  to strike hard; punch

puck

²

/ pʌk /

noun

1. Also called: Robin Goodfellow. (often capital) a mischievous or evil spirit

Other Word Forms

• puckish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of puck¹

First recorded in 1890–95; alteration of poke ¹

Origin of puck²

First recorded before 1000; Middle English pouke, Old English pūca; cognate with Old Norse pūki a mischievous demon

Word History and Origins

Origin of puck¹

C19: of unknown origin

Origin of puck²

Old English pūca, of obscure origin