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Puck

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Puck  (pk)
n.
1. A mischievous sprite in English folklore.
2. A satellite of Uranus.

[Middle English pouke, goblin, from Old English pca.]

puck  (pk)
n.
A hard rubber disk used in ice hockey.

[Perhaps from dialectal puck, to strike.]

puck1
n
1. (Team Sports / Hockey (Field & Ice)) a small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey
2. (Team Sports, other than specified) a stroke at the ball in hurling
3. Irish slang a sharp blow
vb (tr)
1. (Team Sports, other than specified) to strike (the ball) in hurling
2. Irish slang to strike hard; punch
[of unknown origin]

puck2
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (often capital) a mischievous or evil spirit Also called Robin Goodfellow
[Old English pūca, of obscure origin]
puckish  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Puck - a mischievous sprite of English folklore
faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
2.Puckpuck - a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
disk, disc - a flat circular plate
Translations
puck1 [pʌk] N (= imp) → duende m (malicioso)
puck2 [pʌk] N (Sport) → puck m, disco m
puck [ˈpʌk] n
(= elf) → lutin m
(ICE HOCKEY)palet m, rondelle Québec)f >
puck1
n (= goblin)Kobold m, → Puck m

puck2
n (Sport) → Puck m
puck [pʌk] n (Ice Hockey) → disco
puck [pʌk] n (Ice Hockey) → disco


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From all I can learn of him, he is a sort of Puck, a professional mischief-maker.
Th' hosses wooant feel YOUR weight no more nor they feel the little doog there, as I puck up on the road a fortni't agoo.
Don't you remember the day you played Rarey with Puck, and we all looked on?
 
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