"pucks" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pʌks/
Rhymes: -ʌks Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} pucks
  1. plural of puck Tags: form-of, plural Form of: puck
    Sense id: en-pucks-en-noun-c6Cy9Htv
  2. (Ireland, informal) Plenty; an abundance (of something). Tags: Ireland, informal
    Sense id: en-pucks-en-noun-BNmDTN5T Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95

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          "ref": "2013, Larry Kirwan, Green Suede Shoes: An Irish-American Odyssey",
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          "ref": "2016, Elaine Crowley, A Man Made to Measure",
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