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Word: Hockey
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: of unknown origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɒki
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a team game played between two teams of eleven players each, using hooked sticks with which the players try to drive a small hard ball towards goals at opposite ends of a field. In North America it is called field hockey to distinguish it from ice hockey
Short Definition:team game between players using hooked sticks to drive ball towards goal
Examples:- he was educated at the local college, where he excelled at hockey
- a hockey team
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