"stool-ball" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstuːlbɔːl/ Forms: stool-balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stool-ball (countable and uncountable, plural stool-balls)
  1. An old country game, similar in some respects to cricket and rounders, and chiefly played by young men or women at Eastertide. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ball games
    Sense id: en-stool-ball-en-noun-7mvSRhtd Disambiguation of Ball games: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. A ball used in the game of stool-ball. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stool-ball-en-noun-AyH4Tdbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stoolball

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