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Definition of 'puck'English
Etymology 1
Attested since 1886. From or influenced by (etyl) . Compare poke (1861).
Noun
( en-noun)
(ice hockey) A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game.
* 1886 , Boston Daily Globe (28 February), p 2:
- In hockey a flat piece of rubber, say four inches long by three wide and about an inch thick, called a ‘puck ’, is used.
(chiefly|Canada) An object shaped like a puck.
* 2004 , Art Directors Annual , v 83, Rotovision, p 142 :
- He reaches into the urinal and picks up the puck'. He then walk over to the sink and replaces a bar of soap with the urinal ' puck .
(computing) A pointing device with a crosshair.
Derived terms
* hockey puck
* puck bunny
* puck carrier
* puck chaser
* puck chasing
( rel-mid3)
* puck crown
* puck-dribbling
* puck-handler
* puck-handling
* puck palace
( rel-mid3)
* puck-pusher
* puck sense
* puck-shy
* puckster
* rag the puck
( rel-bottom)
See also
* (Hockey puck)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) . More at (l).
Noun
( en-noun)
A mischievous spirit.
Derived terms
* puckish
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