- Also called (esp US and Canadian): field hockey a game played on a field by two opposing teams of 11 players each, who try to hit a ball into their opponents' goal using long sticks curved at the end
See ice hockey
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hock•ey
(hok′ē),USA pronunciation n.
- SportSee ice hockey.
- SportSee field hockey.
- earlier hockie, perh. equivalent. to hock- hook + -ie -ie 1520–30
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hockey /ˈhɒkɪ/ n
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