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According to the Austin Hockey Association, the word puck is derived from the Scottish Gaelic word " puc " or the Irish word " poc ," meaning to poke, punch or deliver a blow.

This definition is explained in a book published in 1910 entitled " English as we Speak it in Ireland " by P. W. Joyce.

It defines the word puck as "...

The blow given by a hurler to the ball with his caman or hurley is always called a puck.