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puck, in Germanic mythologypuck (pŭk), in Germanic folklore, generic name for various malevolent spirits. The medieval English pouke was often identified with the devil. However, the Puck of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a mischievous but friendly fairy.Puck, in astronomyPuck, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus Uranus , in astronomy, 7th planet from the sun, at a mean distance of 1.78 billion mi (2.87 billion km), with an orbit lying between those of Saturn and Neptune; its period of revolution is slightly more than 84 years...... Click the link for more information. . puck A mouse-like object used to draw on a digitizer tablet. A puck is more precise than a mouse. See digitizer tablet and mouse.puck1 1. a small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey 2. a stroke at the ball in hurling puck2 a mischievous or evil spirit Puck [pək] (astronomy) A satellite of Uranus orbiting at a mean distance of 53,440 miles (86,010 kilometers) with a period of 18 hours 20 minutes, and with a diameter of about 96 miles (154 kilometers). Puck the “shrewd and knavish sprite” who causes minor catastrophes and embarrassing situations. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream]
See : Fairy Puck knavish hobgoblin who plays pranks. [Br. Folklore & Lit.: A Midsummer Night’s Dream] See : Mischievousness Puck in ice hockey, a black, hard-rubber disk with flat top and bottom surfaces. It is 76.2 mm in diameter, 25.4 mm thick, and weighs 140–170 g. The sides are lightly scored. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Pardon us, guvn'r Leiweke, but the Kings' current ownership moguls are desperately seeking someone to buy in and help show them how to run a hockey franchise instead of continually pucking it up? GmbH in Pucking, Austria, an 18-month-old company started by Helmuth Schulz, former owner of Erema, has a new approach to dry cleaning. Realistically he shouldn't be thinking of pucking a ball for another fortnight but he's obviously very keen to play. |
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