Hockey vs Sweatshirt - What's the difference?
hockey | sweatshirt |
(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)
A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.
A shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat.
As nouns the difference between hockey and sweatshirt
is that hockey is hockey (family of sports) while sweatshirt is sweatshirt.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