stickhandle

or stick-han·dle

[ stik-han-dl ]

/ ˈstɪkˌhæn dl /

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verb (used without object), stick·han·dled, stick·han·dling.

(in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.

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Origin of stickhandle

First recorded in 1910–15; back formation from stickhandling

OTHER WORDS FROM stickhandle

stickhandler, noun

Words nearby stickhandle

sticker price, sticker shock, stick figure, stick float, stickful, stickhandle, stickhandler, sticking place, sticking plaster, sticking point, stick in one's craw

British Dictionary definitions for stickhandle

stickhandle

/ (ˈstɪkˌhændəl) /

verb

ice hockey to manoeuvre (the puck) deftly

Derived forms of stickhandle

stickhandler, noun

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