cricket ball
cricket ball noun: a hard, solid ball with an interior of cork and a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam. Traditionally red, but other colors are available.
Noun
cricket ball (plural cricket balls)
- A hard, solid ball with an interior of cork and a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam. Traditionally red, but other colors are available.
- A feat sometimes achieved by outstanding local athletes is to throw a cricket ball clean over the top [of the viaduct].1951 October, William B. Stocks, “A Few Miles from Huddersfield”, in Railway Magazine, page 701
Forms of cricket ball
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Questions about cricket ball
- What does cricket ball mean?
- Cricket ball means a hard, solid ball with an interior of cork and a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam. Traditionally red, but other colors are available.
- What part of speech is cricket ball?
- Cricket ball is a noun.
- What is the plural of cricket ball?
- The plural of cricket ball is cricket balls.
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