hockey stick

noun

1. the stick used in field hockey or ice hockey.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hockey stick¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

They came with signs and dolls donning custom-made Kraken jerseys, with hockey sticks and hope.

From Seattle Times

Other rioters used things like flagpoles, a crutch, a hockey stick, a lacrosse stick, pepper spray and a PVC pipe to attack officers.

From Seattle Times

Mr Singh was then attacked with other weapons - including the hockey stick and the wooden stave - before being stabbed in the back with such force, the knife cut through one of his ribs.

From BBC

There’s something about the “whoosh” of skates on ice, followed by the “whap” of a hockey stick sending the puck skimming toward the net.

From Seattle Times

The oldest of three siblings, she was born into a Sikh family of meagre economic means and first played cricket with a hockey stick, with boys at a ground in her neighbourhood.

From BBC