| 单词 | house ball |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse ball house ball n. U.S. a game in which one player throws a ball against a wall (typically the side of a house) and another strikes it with a bat when it rebounds. ΚΠ 1894 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 15 July 11 Houseball... was played at the peril of the boys. Even the softest ball produced an irritating succession of raps..and the [house] owner was sure..to sally forth infuriated. 1901 McKean Democrat (Smethport, Pa.) 31 May 4/5 The ‘jeu de paume’..is related to the English game of fives, the Irish handball and the casual American boy's game of houseball. 2008 Daily Herald-Tribune (Grande Prairie, Alberta) (Nexis) 23 May 13 We have about three or four new guys that are new to baseball, but they're pretty skilled. They've played house ball. < as lemmas |
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