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stickhandle

or stick-han·dle

[ stik-han-dl ]

verb (used without object)

, stick·han·dled, stick·han·dling.
  1. (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.


stickhandle

/ ˈstɪkˌhændəl /

verb

  1. ice hockey to manoeuvre (the puck) deftly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈstickˌhandler, noun
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Other Words From

  • stickhandler noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stickhandle1

First recorded in 1910–15; back formation from stickhandling

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