Meaning of PUCK
| Pronunciation: | | puk, puk
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- [n] a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
- [n] a mischievous sprite of English folklore
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| | Synonyms: | | hockey puck, Robin Goodfellow |
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| | See Also: | | disc, disk, faerie, faery, fairy, sprite | |
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\Puck\, n.
A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as
the object to be driven through the goals.
\Puck\, n. [OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. p[=u]ki an evil
demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. {Poker} a bugbear, {Pug}.]
1. (Medi[ae]val Myth.) A celebrated fairy, ``the merry
wanderer of the night;'' -- called also {Robin
Goodfellow}, {Friar Rush}, {Pug}, etc. --Shak.
He meeteth Puck, whom most men call Hobgoblin, and
on him doth fall. --Drayton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]
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