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Phutball

Phutball noun: a strategic board game for two players, with some resemblance to checkers, in which the aim is to score "goals" by moving a piece over the opponent's goal line.

Noun

Phutball (uncountable)

  1. A strategic board game for two players, with some resemblance to checkers, in which the aim is to score "goals" by moving a piece over the opponent's goal line.

Origin of Phutball

Shortened from Philosopher's Football.

Questions about Phutball

What does Phutball mean?
Phutball means a strategic board game for two players, with some resemblance to checkers, in which the aim is to score "goals" by moving a piece over the opponent's goal line.
What part of speech is Phutball?
Phutball is a noun.

Words near Phutball in the dictionary

  1. Phurnacite
  2. Phurud
  3. PHUs
  4. Phussa
  5. phut
  6. Phutball
  7. Phuthi
  8. phuts
  9. phutted
  10. phutter
  11. phuttered

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