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hockey

noun

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

Examples of hockey in a Sentence

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Win $300 Bonus With This DraftKings Promo Code Offer New customers can take these easy steps to win bonus bets for basketball, baseball, hockey, golf and other sports. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 That’s what playoff hockey often is about, a goalie stopping an early breakaway, then making another big save without his stick and keeping his team in the night until the goals started — just as Bobrovsky did this night. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025 According to the advanced hockey statistics website Natural Stat Trick, the Panthers controlled 66.32% of shot attempts and had a 49-30 edge in scoring chances despite being outscored 5-4 when Tkachuk was on the ice at 5-on-5. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025 Kennedy, a retired manufacturer's sales representative, played hockey at the University of New Hampshire from 1956 to 1959 as the goalie. Jordan Greene, People.com, 20 May 2025 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 24 May. 2025.

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hockey

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

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