stickhandle

stickhandle
stickhandle [stik′han΄dəl]
vt.
stickhandled, stickhandling
in various sports, to skillfully maneuver (a hockey puck, lacrosse ball, etc.) past the opposition using the appropriate stick
stickhandler
n.

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stick·han·dle (stĭkʹhăn'dl) intr.v. stick·han·dled, stick·han·dling, stick·han·dles
To move, maneuver, and have control over the puck in ice hockey or the ball in lacrosse and field hockey.
  stickʹhan'dler n.

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