hockey

noun

hock·​ey ˈhä-kē How to pronounce hockey (audio)

Examples of hockey in a Sentence

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Kyle Dubas, the Penguins’ president of hockey operations, might not be planning the same kind of bloodletting. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024 MacKinnon is the league’s best player, a hockey robot, who has always been more concerned about winning than feelings. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024 Teenage Riley heads to hockey camp, along with a new set of emotions, one of which is Anxiety. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024 The hockey league is looking at over 20 potential markets. Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hockey 

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook

First Known Use

1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hockey was in 1527

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“Hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hockey. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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hockey

noun
hock·​ey ˈhäk-ē How to pronounce hockey (audio)

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