puck-off

Hockey, Obs.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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in hockey, lacrosse, etc. the putting of the puck or ball into play by dropping it between the sticks of two opposing players facing each other.

See: face-off(def. 1)

Quotations

1896

Play was called, Bishop getting the best of the puck off and carried the rubber down to St. Catharines goal by a neat combination.