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hockey
[ hok-ee ]
/ ˈhɒk i /
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noun
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British Dictionary definitions for hockey (1 of 2)
hockey1
/ (ˈhɒkɪ) /
noun
Also called (esp US and Canadian): field hockey
- a game played on a field by two opposing teams of 11 players each, who try to hit a ball into their opponents' goal using long sticks curved at the end
- (as modifier)hockey stick; hockey ball
See ice hockey
Word Origin for hockey
C19: from earlier hawkey, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for hockey (2 of 2)
hockey2
/ (ˈhɒkɪ) /
noun
East Anglian dialect
- the feast at harvest home; harvest supper
- (as modifier)the hockey cart
Word Origin for hockey
C16: of unknown origin
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