单词 | push-ball |
释义 | > as lemmaspush-ball push-ball n. Brit. /ˈpʊʃbɔːl/ , U.S. /ˈpʊʃˌbɔl/ , /ˈpʊʃˌbɑl/ now chiefly historical a game for two teams in which each team tries to push a very large ball towards the opponents' goal; the ball used in this game.ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > handball, etc. > [noun] > other handball games cache1444 hand in and hand out1478 cachepell1539 hand-out1540 knappan1573 wind-ball1578 balloon?1591 bord-and-cord1591 hurlingc1600 pize-balla1796 trigon1842 pallone1859 push-ball1895 throwball1895 punchball1908 wallyball1982 1895 Davenport (Iowa) Leader 15 Oct. 4/4 The latest thing in outdoor sports is push ball. 1898 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport II. 168/2 Pushball was developed out of mere experiments into an organised game about the year 1895 by the Newtown Athletic Club near Boston U.S.A. The ball used is made after the same fashion as the ordinary round football used in the English Association game, but has a diameter of about 6 feet. 1927 Daily Tel. 15 Mar. 13/2 A push-ball match will be arranged. 2004 B. J. West & L. A. Griffin Biodynamics x. 242 It is not unlike a huge push ball on a beach being pushed around by a crowd of people. < as lemmas |
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