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Hockey
Pronunciation : Hock"ey
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Hook, n.]
Definition : 1. A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals.
2. The stick used by the players. [Written also hookey and hawkey.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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