tetherball

Compound of tether +‎ ball.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛðɚˌbɔl/, (cot–caught merger) /ˈtɛðɚˌbɑl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛðəˌbɔːl/

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tetherball (usually uncountable, plural tetherballs)

1. A two-person sport where players hit a ball on the end of a tether attached to the top of a pole in opposite directions, and the winner is the one who manages to make the tether wrap all the way round the pole.
2. The ball in the sport of tetherball.

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1. tetherball