n. [ OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. pūki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. Poker a bugbear, Pug. ]
He meeteth Puck, whom most men call
Hobgoblin, and on him doth fall. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as the object to be driven through the goals. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖a.
It's pukka famine, by the looks of it. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Puck + ball. ] A puffball. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
v. t. & i.
n. One who, or that which, puckers. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
n. A puffball. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Puck. ] Resembling Puck; merry; mischievous. “Puckish freaks.” J. R. Green. [ 1913 Webster ]