puck

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
puck/pʌk/

▶noun

• 1 a black disc made of hard rubber, used in ice hockey.

• 2 Computing an input device similar to a mouse.

– origin C19: of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Puck/pʌk/

▶noun another name for Robin Goodfellow.

■ (puck) a mischievous or evil sprite.

– origin OE pūca; it is unclear whether the word is of Celtic or Gmc origin.