puck

¹

[ puhk ]

noun

1. Ice Hockey. a black disk of vulcanized rubber that is to be hit into the goal.
2. Computers, British. mouse ( def 4 ).

Puck

²

[ puhk ]

noun

1. Also called Hobgoblin,. a particularly mischievous sprite in English folklore who appears as a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
2. puck, a malicious or mischievous demon or spirit; a goblin.

puck

¹

/ pʌk /

noun

1. a small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey
2. a stroke at the ball in hurling
3. slang.
   a sharp blow

verb

1. to strike (the ball) in hurling
2. slang.
   to strike hard; punch

puck

²

/ pʌk /

noun

1. often capital a mischievous or evil spirit Also calledRobin Goodfellow

Derived Forms

• ˈpuckish, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of puck¹

First recorded in 1890–95; alteration of poke ¹

Origin of puck²

First recorded before 1000; Middle English pouke, Old English pūca; cognate with Old Norse pūki a mischievous demon

Word History and Origins

Origin of puck¹

C19: of unknown origin

Origin of puck²

Old English pūca, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Glackens was a prolific cartoonist in Philadelphia and his comics are one of the most surprising elements in the Puck book.

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On some issues, Puck was so mired in its own times that the commentary is redundant.

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Usually, though, old-fashioned Liberalism is very much at the fore in Puck.

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Puck artists, like their predecessors, combined picture-making skills with a caricatural precision and a knack for lethal symbols.

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For three decades, ‘Puck’ waged war on all things holy—politicians, social mores, and the news.

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Tonio will take to the hurdy-gurdy again; him an' Puck should win money too.

From Project Gutenberg

He was glad to see the Puck-wud-jinnies so lively, and he bethought him of many new creations while he watched their motions.

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By Puck's mistake, the love juice was laid in absence of the fair Athenian lady, and so the object desired was not obtained.

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Oberon, "king of shadows," can apparently see things hidden from Puck.

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Robin Goodfellow, the Puck, or Hobgoblin, is however essentially mischievous.

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