hockey stick

noun

1. the stick used in field hockey or ice hockey.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hockey stick¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

He later returned to the school, again carrying a knife, and assaulted another pupil with a hockey stick.

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The inquiry heard in December 2019, while he was enrolled at The Acorns, he returned to the Range school and attacked another student with a hockey stick - while also carrying a knife in a backpack.

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By that stage a number of agencies were aware that he had taken a knife to school and had attacked a fellow pupil with a hockey stick.

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Several boys are seen repeatedly hitting a fellow pupil with various objects, including a hockey stick, hose pipe and belt.

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The second, in December, involved Rudakubana returning to the Range High School and attacking a pupil with a hockey stick, while also carrying a knife in his backpack.

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