Hockey: alternatives and connections

of Accipiter

Curved inwards; hooked.

A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset;…

To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bol…

Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

A carriage or cart used in India, esp. one drawn by bullocks.

A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds ( four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to ma…

A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line.

A game played with ivory balls o a cloth-covered, rectangular table, bounded by elastic cushions. The player seeks to impel his ball w…

One who uses, or is armed with, a bill or hooked ax.

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is…

To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.

A game, called also daughts, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved di…

A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.

A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two…

A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consist…

An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal p…

An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches…