"hackeysack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hackeysacks [plural]
Etymology: 1970s trademark, coined arbitrarily by John Stalberger, presumably from hacky + sack. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hacky}} hacky, {{m|en|sack}} sack Head templates: {{en-noun}} hackeysack (plural hackeysacks)
  1. A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or "hack", full of rice or sand is kept from falling to the ground by using any part of the body except the arms.
    Sense id: en-hackeysack-en-noun-Mg1QPqPh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. The sack used in this sport.
    Sense id: en-hackeysack-en-noun-3o-jS~8y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hackysack

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