"Field Hockey" Not in OED

Fred Shapiro fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Fri Nov 10 14:50:10 UTC 2006


I notice that there are no citations in OED for the common sports name
"field hockey," although the term is mentioned in a definition for
"hockey."

Fred Shapiro


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