n. [ From Hook, n. ] 1. A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The stick used by the players. [ Written also hookey and hawkey. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net, Syn. hockey
(n) a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks, Syn. hockey game, hockey