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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024puck /pʌk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Sporta black disk of hard rubber that is hit into the goal in a game of ice hockey.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024puck (puk),USA pronunciation n. - Sport[Ice Hockey.]a black disk of vulcanized rubber that is to be hit into the goal.
- British Termsmouse (def. 4).
- alteration of poke1 1890–95
- Literature, MythologyAlso called Hobgoblin, Robin Goodfellow. a particularly mischievous sprite in English folklore who appears as a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- Mythology(l.c.) a malicious or mischievous demon or spirit;
a goblin.
- bef. 1000; Middle English pouke, Old English pūca; cognate with Old Norse pūki a mischievous demon
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: puck /pʌk/ n - a small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey
- a stroke at the ball in hurling
- Irish slang a sharp blow
vb (transitive)- to strike (the ball) in hurling
- Irish slang to strike hard; punch
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin puck /pʌk/ n - (often capital) a mischievous or evil spirit
Etymology: Old English pūca, of obscure originˈpuckish adj |