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trap ball

trap ball noun: an old game played with a levered wooden trap by means of which a small ball is launched into the air so as to be struck by a player with a bat. The aim is to hit the ball furthest, either in one or several turns.

Noun

trap ball (uncountable)

  1. An old game played with a levered wooden trap by means of which a small ball is launched into the air so as to be struck by a player with a bat. The aim is to hit the ball furthest, either in one or several turns.

Synonyms of trap ball

Questions about trap ball

What does trap ball mean?
Trap ball means an old game played with a levered wooden trap by means of which a small ball is launched into the air so as to be struck by a player with a bat. The aim is to hit the ball furthest, either in one or several turns.
What part of speech is trap ball?
Trap ball is a noun.

Words near trap ball in the dictionary

  1. Tranzschel's law
  2. Traore
  3. Traores
  4. trap
  5. trap and trace
  6. trap ball
  7. trap bar
  8. trap car
  9. trap cars
  10. trap crop
  11. trap cropping

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