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A type of ice skate used in ice hockey, with a smooth skate blade attached to a skate boot via two pillars, one at the heel and one at the ball of the foot.
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hockey skate — noun an ice skate worn for playing hockey; has a short blade and a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles • Hypernyms: ↑ice skate * * * noun : a tubular skate made with a short curved blade and a shoe giving support and protection to the foot … Useful english dictionary
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hockey — noun /ˈhɒki/ a) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing teams net, using their sticks. b) Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players… … Wiktionary
skate — noun Skate is used before these nouns: ↑park, ↑shoe, ↑spot Skate is used after these nouns: ↑hockey, ↑ice … Collocations dictionary
hockey — hock|ey [ˈhɔki US ˈha:ki] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French hoquet curved stick used by shepherds , from hoc hook ] 1.) BrE a game played on grass by two teams of 11 players, with sticks and a ball American Equivalent: field … Dictionary of contemporary English
Ice skate — Ice skates are boots with blades attached to the bottom, used to propel oneself across a sheet of ice.The first ice skates were made from leg bones of horse, ox or deer, and were attached to feet with leather straps. A pole with a sharp… … Wikipedia
