"foot ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foot balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} foot ball (countable and uncountable, plural foot balls)
  1. Archaic form of football. Tags: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: football
    Sense id: en-foot_ball-en-noun-BTI08FHO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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