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Puck vs Potsy - What's the difference?

puck | potsy |

As nouns the difference between puck and potsy

is that puck is (ice hockey) a hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game or puck can be a mischievous spirit while potsy is a children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in new york.

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 ----

    potsy

    English

    Noun

  • A children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.
  • The puck used in this game, usually made of a flattened tin can.

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