spit-ball in English

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        "A ball of paper chewed to a pulp and then projected by spitting (usually by a schoolchild at the ceiling)."
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        "2": "spit",
        "3": "ball"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From spit + ball.",
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        "A ball of paper chewed to a pulp and then projected by spitting (usually by a schoolchild at the ceiling)."
      ],
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          "ball"
        ],
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          "paper",
          "paper"
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          "pulp"
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"spit-ball" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms