Camogie

//kəˈmoʊɡi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A women's stick-and-ball sport from Ireland, almost identical to hurling. uncountable

    "Camogie resembles hurling, although the field is smaller (110 meters by 68 meters), the stick, or caman, is smaller than a hurley, and the ball is also lighter than the sliothar."

Example

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"Mary plays camogie with the local club."

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish camógaíocht.

Related phrases

camogie stick

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