Hockey vs Bockey - What's the difference?
hockey | bockey |
(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.
(British) Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.
A variation of hockey, such as roller hockey, street hockey, or shinny.
(darts)
* 1985 , Keith Turner, Darts (page 22)
(US, dialect, archaic, New York) A bowl or vessel made from a gourd.
As nouns the difference between hockey and bockey
is that hockey is ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks while bockey is a bowl or vessel made from a gourd.hockey
English
(wikipedia hockey)Etymology 1
Unknown origin, 16th century, possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick.Noun
(-)Synonyms
* ice hockey * field hockey * (Canada) shinny, shinny hockeyDerived terms
(terms derived from "hockey") * air hockey * cosom hockey * field hockey * floor hockey * foot hockey * hockey arena * hockey bag * hockey club * hockey cushion * hockey dad * hockey glove * hockey hair * hockey jacket * hockey mask * hockey mom, hockey mother * hockey pants * hockey puck * hockey rink * hockey skate * hockey socks * hockey stick * hockey tape * ice hockey * inline hockey * mini hockey * pick-up hockey, pickup hockey * pond hockey * quad hockey * road hockey * roller hockey * shinny hockey * skater hockey * sledge hockey * sled hockey * street hockey * table hockey * underwater hockey * wheelchair hockeyEtymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- Small bars would tend to produce short hockeys ; the tiny fishing pubs of Yarmouth gave rise to 6ft marks
References
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* English terms with unknown etymologies ----bockey
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Bartlett)
