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  1. puck
    [n] - a mischievous sprite of English folklore 2. [n] - a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Puck
    Any circular piece of metal, fiber, rubber, etc., which drives something from a rotating power source.
    Found on http://www.testing1212.co.uk/a.htm

  3. Puck
    Satellite of the planet Uranus. See TABLE 9. URANUS - SATELLITE DATA
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  4. Puck
    In English folklore, a mischievous fairy who will play tricks on travellers, assume various shapes, or even spoil the milk. His name is related to `pixie`. He appears as the servant of the fairy...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  5. Puck
    Puck noun [ Middle English pouke ; confer OSw. puke , Icelandic pūki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Confer Poker a bugbear, Pug .] 1. (Mediæval Myth.) A celebrated fairy, 'the merry...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/190

  6. Puck
    Puck noun A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as the object to be driven through the goals.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/190

  7. puck
    1. <medicine> A celebrated fairy, 'the merry wanderer of the night;' called also Robin Goodfellow, Friar Rush, Pug, etc. 'He meeteth Puck, whom most men call Hobgoblin, and on him doth fall.' (Drayton) ... 2. <zoology> The goatsucker. ... Origin: OE. Pouke; cf. OSw. Puke, Icel. Puki an e...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. puck
    hockey puck noun a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Puck
    Robin Goodfellow noun a mischievous sprite of English folklore
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Puck
    • (n.) A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as the object to be driven through the goals. • (n.) The goatsucker. • (n.) A celebrated fairy, `the merry wanderer of the night;` -- called also Robin Goodfellow, Friar Rush, Pug, etc.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. puck
    (from the article `ice hockey`) game between two teams, each usually having six players, who wear skates and compete on an ice rink. The object is to propel a vulcanized rubber ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/130

  12. Puck
    (from the article `caricature and cartoon`) In 1876 Puck was founded. It was soon to develop new artists, notably Joseph Keppler and Bernhard Gillam. They worked in a lithographic style of ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/130

  13. puck
    in medieval English folklore, a malicious fairy or demon. In Old and Middle English the word meant simply `demon.` In Elizabethan lore he was a ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/130

  14. Puck
    Puck is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Elf` From Old English. The name Puck doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Puck seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Puck

  15. Puck
    Puck is Irish slang for a sharp blow.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. Puck
    Puck is Irish slang for a sharp blow.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. Puck
    Puck is a fairy in
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/KB.H

  18. puck
    • a mischievous sprite of English folklore
    • a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey

    Found on

  19. puck
    a black, vulcanized rubber disc, 1-inch thick and 3-inches in diameter, weighing between 5 1/2 and 6 ounces used to play hockey; they are frozen to prevent excessive bouncing and changed throughout the game; can travel up to 120 miles per hour on a slap shot.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/hockey_gl

  20. Puck
    Puck, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08404

  21. puck
    puck (pŭk) , in Germanic folklore, generic name for various malevolent spirits. The medieval English pouke was often identified with the devil. However, the Puck of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a mischievous but friendly fairy.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08404

  22. Puck
    Semi-tucked shape (piked tuck) allowable in competition for multi-twisting multiple somersaults. For competition, the rules require an angle between the body and thighs, and the thighs and lower legs, of 90
    Found on http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~src246/Glossary.h

  23. Puck
    (mythology) In English folklore, `Puck` is a mythological fairy or mischievous nature sprite. Puck is also a generalised personification of land spirits. In more recent times, the figure of `Robin Goodfellow` is identified as a puck. In popular culture: See Puck in popular culture See also: Notes: External links:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck

  24. Puck
    (Shakespeare) `Puck`, also known as Robin Goodfellow, is a character in William Shakespeare`s play A Midsummer Night`s Dream that was based on the ancient figure in English mythology, also called Puck. Puck is a clever and mischievous elf and personifies the trickster or the wise knave...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck

  25. Puck
    (moon) ) is an inner moon of Uranus. It was discovered in December 1985 by the date=February 2011--> The orbit of Puck lies between the rings of Uranus and the first of Uranus` large moons, Miranda. Puck is approximately spherical in shape and has diameter of about 162&nbsp;km.<ref ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck



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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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