Definitions for: Puck


[n] a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
[n] a mischievous sprite of English folklore



Webster (1913) Definition: Puck, n.
A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as
the object to be driven through the goals.


Puck, n. [OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. p[=u]ki an evil
demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. Poker a bugbear, Pug.]
1. (Medi[ae]val Myth.) A celebrated fairy, ``the merry
wanderer of the night;'' -- called also {Robin
Goodfellow}, Friar Rush, Pug, etc. --Shak.

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

2. (Zo["o]l.) The goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]

Synonyms: hockey puck, Robin Goodfellow

See Also: disc, disk, faerie, faery, fairy, sprite

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