Definition of hockey

(sport) Game in which two teams of six players hit a puck (a small hard ball or a rubber disc) with a curved stick, and shoot it in the net, which means that team scores.
(darts) Variation of oche.

Etymology: Unknown origin, 16th century, possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick.

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