Recent Examples on the WebHer daughter Rosalia, 12, just completed her first season of softball and plays in the girls’ hockey program at the park.—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024 But when they're forced together by circumstances beyond their control, Summer might just realize hockey — and Aiden — aren't so bad after all.—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for hockey
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Word History
Etymology
perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook
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