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townball

townball noun: any of various games resembling rounders and baseball, played in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Noun

townball (uncountable)

  1. Any of various games resembling rounders and baseball, played in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  2. Modern historical recreation of the predecessor to baseball.

Forms of townball

alternative formtowne ball
alternative formtowne-ball
alternative formtowneball
alternative formtown ball
alternative formtown-ball

Origin of townball

From town + ball.

Questions about townball

What does townball mean?
Townball means any of various games resembling rounders and baseball, played in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
What part of speech is townball?
Townball is a noun.

Words near townball in the dictionary

  1. town-clerk
  2. town-clerks
  3. town-dweller
  4. town-dwellers
  5. towname
  6. townball
  7. townclerk
  8. townclerks
  9. towndweller
  10. towndwellers
  11. towne

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