Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An outdoor game played by two opposing teams or sides who endeavor to drive the ball toward and into the opponents' goal with clubs curved at one end. Also shinny, shinty, and bandy.
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- adjective Attributive form of
field hockey , noun.
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Examples
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An oversized statue of legendary Indian field-hockey player Dhyan Chand stands outside the Delhi stadium that bears his name and that's hosting the hockey tournament at this year's Commonwealth Games.
A Hockey Player India Could Use Nicolas Brulliard 2010
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The affected athletes, predominantly swimmers and field-hockey players, haven't yet missed any events, she said.
Games Officials Hunt for Spectators, Microbes Amol Sharma 2010
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As a father myself, I went to all the Little League baseball games, youth soccer games, and then high school field-hockey and track events I could make, but my years as a sports reporter -- and maybe my own Dad -- had left me without the slightest urge to be a sports dad.
Robert Lipsyte: We Won, Dad, But I'm Lost: Lessons from Tiger, Lance, and Andre Robert Lipsyte 2010
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Pakistani field hockey player Ahmed Fareed (left) vies for the ball with China's Meng Jun during their match in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup field-hockey tournament in the northern Malaysian state of Ipoh on Sunday.
Sports Snapshots 2010
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A men's field-hockey semifinal match during the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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It turns out that enough woman softball players, soccer players, field-hockey players and runners harbor a hot desire to play tackle football to fuel the explosive growth of a nationwide Independent Women's Football League from four teams nine years ago to almost 50 teams and more than 2,000 players today.
David Murray: Chicago Force Football Tryouts Are Coming Up. Are You Woman Enough? 2009
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I just edited the Duke-Army football story and the Wake Forest-Duke field-hockey story.
Cool cats tgilli 2009
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I just edited the Duke-Army football story and the Wake Forest-Duke field-hockey story.
Archive 2009-09-01 tgilli 2009
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That came yesterday in the form of a front-page news article about Baljit Singh, a goalie for India's national field-hockey team.
A University Makes Money Off India, While Cheating Trainees From India 2009
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My old friend Alison Ahmed remembers everybody else chatting and joking around while running laps during field-hockey practice.
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