PUCK
\pˈʌk], \pˈʌk], \p_ˈʌ_k]\
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A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as the object to be driven through the goals.
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A celebrated fairy, "the merry wanderer of the night;" -- called also Robin Goodfellow, Friar Rush, Pug, etc.
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