单词 | swingball |
释义 | > as lemmasswingball swingball n. Brit. /ˈswɪŋbɔːl/ , U.S. /ˈswɪŋˌbɔl/ , /ˈswɪŋˌbɑl/ a game of table-skittles in which a suspended ball is thrown to hit the skittles on the return pass; also (U.S.), a larger-scale version of the game played in a doorway; see also quot. 1980.ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > other table games > [noun] > table skittles swingball1935 1935 Pop. Mech. Dec. 925 (heading) ‘Swing Ball’ table top action game of skill. 1955 D. A. Hindman Handbk. Indoor Games & Stunts xii. 188 Swingball bowling... The player takes the ball and carries it any desired distance away from the doorway. 1977 Sci. Amer. Dec. 39/2 They range from simple board games [to]..indoor versions of miniature golf, swingball bowling (the ball is tethered to the top of a doorframe). 1980 Trade Marks Jrnl. 23 July 1316/2 Swingball... Games (other than ordinary playing cards) and playthings incorporating the use of balls. Dunlop Holdings Limited,..London, SW1Y 6PX; a holding company. < as lemmas |
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