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pithball

pithball noun: a ball made of plant pith, used in early experiments with electricity.

Noun

pithball (plural pithballs)

  1. A ball made of plant pith, used in early experiments with electricity.

Forms of pithball

pluralpithballs

Origin of pithball

From pith + ball.

Questions about pithball

What does pithball mean?
Pithball means a ball made of plant pith, used in early experiments with electricity.
What part of speech is pithball?
Pithball is a noun.
What is the plural of pithball?
The plural of pithball is pithballs.

Words near pithball in the dictionary

  1. pith paper
  2. pith papers
  3. pitha
  4. Pitha-Pitha
  5. pithas
  6. pithball
  7. pithballs
  8. pithe
  9. pithead
  10. pitheads
  11. pithecan

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