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Puck vs Huck - What's the difference?

puck | huck |

As nouns the difference between puck and huck

is that puck is a hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game while huck is long throw, generally at least half a field or more.

As a proper noun Puck

is a mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.

As a verb huck is

to throw a long way.

puck

English

Etymology 1

Attested since 1886. From or influenced by (etyl) . Compare poke (1861).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (ice hockey) A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game.
  • * 1886 , Boston Daily Globe (28 February), p 2:
    • In hockey a flat piece of rubber, say four inches long by three wide and about an inch thick, called a ‘puck ’, is used.
  • (chiefly, Canada) An object shaped like a puck.
  • * 2004 , Art Directors Annual , v 83, Rotovision, p 142:
    • He reaches into the urinal and picks up the puck'. He then walk over to the sink and replaces a bar of soap with the urinal ' puck .
  • (computing) A pointing device with a crosshair.
    • Derived terms
    * hockey puck * puck bunny * puck carrier * puck chaser * puck chasing * puck crown * puck-dribbling * puck-handler * puck-handling * puck palace * puck-pusher * puck sense * puck-shy * puckster * rag the puck
    See also
    * (Hockey puck)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mischievous spirit.
    • Derived terms
    * puckish ----

    huck

    English

    Verb

  • (Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a long way
  • (informal) to throw or chuck
    • He was so angry he hucked the book at my face.
  • (mountain biking) To gain extra height from a jump by compressing the springs just before the take-off
    • Longer forks make the bike more cumbersome, but you will be able to huck off of more stuff.
    If you huck it (the take-off), you'll drop about 20 feet.
  • (mountain biking) To make a maneuver in a clumsy way.
  • (whitewater kayaking) To paddle off of a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
    • I hucked a sweet 25 foot waterfall on the Tomata River.
  • (dated) To haggle in trading.
  • (snowboarding, skiing) To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
    • Dude go huck that cornice!

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Ultimate Frisbee) Long throw, generally at least half a field or more.
  • (skiing, snowboarding) a drop or jump off of a cliff or cornice