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ball-hawking

ball-hawking noun: an act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skillful manner; the action of a ball hawk.

Noun

ball-hawking (uncountable)

  1. An act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skillful manner; the action of a ball hawk.

Origin of ball-hawking

From ballhawk + -ing.

Questions about ball-hawking

What does ball-hawking mean?
Ball-hawking means an act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skillful manner; the action of a ball hawk.
What part of speech is ball-hawking?
Ball-hawking is a noun.

Words near ball-hawking in the dictionary

  1. ball-gag
  2. ball-gags
  3. ball-goer
  4. ball-goers
  5. ball-gowned
  6. ball-hawking
  7. ball-head onion
  8. ball-less
  9. ball-like
  10. ball-on-three-balls test
  11. ball-park

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