hockey

[ hok-ee ]

noun

1. ice hockey.
2. field hockey.

hockey

¹

/ ˈhɒkɪ /

noun

1. Also called (esp US and Canadian)field hockey
   1. a game played on a field by two opposing teams of 11 players each, who try to hit a ball into their opponents' goal using long sticks curved at the end
   2. ( as modifier )

      hockey ball

      hockey stick

2. See ice hockey

hockey

²

/ ˈhɒkɪ /

noun

1. dialect.
   Alsohawkeyhorkey
   1. the feast at harvest home; harvest supper
   2. ( as modifier )

      the hockey cart

Word History and Origins

Origin of hockey¹

1520–30; earlier hockie, perhaps equivalent to hock- hook ¹ + -ie -ie

Word History and Origins

Origin of hockey¹

C19: from earlier hawkey, of unknown origin

Origin of hockey²

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Also “associated” with bone fractures is playing the game of football, as well as hockey, basketball, gymnastics, skiing, mountain climbing and many other sports.

From Salon

Cronin tinkered with his lineups, using eight different groups of five players, the mass substitutions resembling hockey shifts.

From Los Angeles Times

In between, when North Carolina’s longtime field hockey coach retired, Matson invited herself to apply and got the job, something akin to one of John Wooden’s seniors immediately replacing him at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times

"It is really disappointing and a reflection of where we are as a sport," said former Great Britain captain Kate Richardson-Walsh, who helped England win women's hockey silver at Glasgow 2014.

From BBC

Badminton and hockey could feel particularly aggrieved, given the profile of both sports on the Commonwealth stage, but it’s an indication of the hard decisions that have been taken, and those to come.

From BBC