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

While Coulier hasn’t been able to continue to play his beloved hockey, he is looking forward to becoming a grandfather when his son welcomes his first child and has continued to record episodes of the “Full House Rewind” podcast.

From Los Angeles Times

"In the beginning it was very much the social aspect which was the main reason to go to matches, just like with other sections of the club such as handball or hockey," Hammarby fan Daniel Hommrich tells BBC Sport.

From BBC

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

Capable of seating about 20,000, depending on the event, it is the home of the New York Knicks NBA basketball team and the New York Rangers NHL hockey team.

From BBC