hockey

noun

hock·​ey ˈhä-kē How to pronounce hockey (audio)
1
: field hockey
2
: ice hockey

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Federal prosecutors say Cathcart was an umpire, including at Little League baseball games organized through the Waterford Coaches Association, and volunteered for youth hockey. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Aptly named after Abdalla’s character, the Allie-Cat cut echoes Allie Hayes’s effortless confidence with shaggy layers of tousled brunette waves with golden-blonde highlights that had fans swooning for more than just hot hockey players. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2026 The grading system is based on a one to five hockey mask scale, five being best. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Locker room celebrations in the NFL tend to be subdued until the Super Bowl, and since hockey players are famously superstitious, popping bottles early is practically verboten in the NHL; the Stanley Cup is all that really matters. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hockey

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook

First Known Use

1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hockey was in 1527

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“Hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hockey. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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