stool-ball

See also: stoolball

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstuːlbɔːl/

Noun

stool-ball (countable and uncountable, plural stool-balls)

  1. An old country game, similar in some respects to cricket and rounders, and chiefly played by young men or women at Eastertide.
  2. A ball used in the game of stool-ball.

References

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