puck.
A mischievous or hostile spirit.
Meaning & usage
A mischievous or hostile spirit.
The mischievous fairy-like creature from English folklore, like Puck from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Where this word comes from
From Middle English pouke, from Old English pūca (“goblin, demon”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūkō, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Old Norse púki (“devil”) (dialectal Swedish puke). Doublet of pooka.
To hit, strike.
Where this word comes from
From or influenced by Irish poc (“stroke in hurling, bag”). Compare poke (1861).
A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game.
An object shaped like a puck.
A pointing device with a crosshair.
A penalty shot.
Where this word comes from
From or influenced by Irish poc (“stroke in hurling, bag”). Compare poke (1861).
billy goat
Where this word comes from
From the Irish poc (“male adult goat, billy goat”). Doublet of buck.
A body position between the pike and tuck positions, with knees slightly bent and folded in; open tuck.
Where this word comes from
Blend of pike + tuck.
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