"stickball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stickballs [plural]
Etymology: stick + ball Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stick|ball}} stick + ball Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stickball (countable and uncountable, plural stickballs)
  1. A street game similar to baseball, played with a stick, a ball and various ad hoc materials; found primarily in large cities in the northeastern United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ball games
    Sense id: en-stickball-en-noun-oCZECToR Disambiguation of Ball games: 85 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 94 6
  2. The ball used in this game. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stickball-en-noun-i~MFG5RA

Inflected forms

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