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hockey stick

American

noun

the stick used in field hockey or ice hockey.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

hockey sticks

plural

Etymology

Origin of hockey stick

First recorded in 1840–50

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She shuns Instagram until, of course, she's drawn to it in order to low-key stalk some quarry.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2020

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