puck

Noun
US[puhk]/pʌk/1 syllable
Synonyms: Robin Goodfellowhockey puck

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)pucks

  1. a mischievous sprite of English folkloreSynonyms: Robin GoodfellowType of fairy, faery
  2. a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockeySynonyms: hockey puckType of disk, disc
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Puck noun

Origin: OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. pūki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. Poker a bugbear, Pug.

1. Mediæval Myth. A celebrated fairy, “the merry wanderer of the night;” — called also Robin Goodfellow, Friar Rush, Pug, etc. William Shakespeare

He meeteth Puck, whom most men call Hobgoblin, and on him doth fall.— Michael Drayton

2. Zoology The goatsucker. dialect (England)

Puck noun

A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as the object to be driven through the goals.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement

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