DCHP-3

face off

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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begin play in hockey, lacrosse, etc. by a face-off (def. 1).

See: face-off(def. 1)

Quotations

1958
Reeve John Stolberg faced off the ball. . . .
1963
In accordance with the rules, Storey skated over to the penalty bench, lifted the minor penalty to a major penalty and skated away to face off the puck.