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puck

puck [ puk ]


noun  (plural pucks)
Definition:
 
1. disk in hockey: a small disk of hard rubber that the players hit in hockey

2. stroke at ball: in the Irish sport of hurling, a player's stroke at the ball



transitive verb  (past and past participle pucked, present participle puck·ing, 3rd person present singular pucks)
Definition:
 
strike ball: in the Irish sport of hurling, to strike the ball

[Late 19th century. Origin ?]
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