"Baoding ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Baoding balls [plural]
Etymology: Partial calque of Mandarin 保定鐵球/保定铁球. Etymology templates: {{partial calque|en|cmn|保定鐵球}} Partial calque of Mandarin 保定鐵球/保定铁球 Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Baoding ball}} Baoding ball (plural Baoding balls)
  1. A metal ball held and rotated within the hand to improve manual strength or dexterity or to relax the hand.
    Sense id: en-Baoding_ball-en-noun-mGnJ9-Ro Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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