"beeball" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Respelling of b-ball. Etymology templates: {{m|en|b-ball}} b-ball Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} beeball (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Basketball. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-beeball-en-noun-l6gPUvMD Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 64 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Blend of Beeman + ball, after its inventor Clarence W. Beeman. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Beeman|ball}} Blend of Beeman + ball Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} beeball (uncountable)
  1. (dated) A team sport with elements of rugby and football/soccer. Tags: dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-beeball-en-noun-kzqZYosO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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