vigoron.
/ˈvɪɡərəʊ/, U.S. /ˈvɪɡəˌroʊ/, Australian English /ˈvɪɡəroʊ/ Australian.
A team game combining elements of cricket and baseball, played with a soft rubber ball, mainly by women.
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c1930 Laws of Vigoro 1 The game ‘Vigoro’ (a combination of Cricket and Baseball) was invented to give the world a game—simple to interpret, interesting and exciting—which would enable all to become efficient players.
1931 Sydney Morning Herald 19 Mar. 13/4 Vigoro. New South Wales wins Dodge Cup.
1931 Sydney Morning Herald 23 Mar. 13/7 The final of the first of the series of interstate vigoro matches to be held between New South Wales and Queensland was played..on Saturday afternoon.
a1977 in C. Haddon Great Days & Jolly Days vii. 106 Vigoro and tennis claim us, Basketball and hockey lame us, But our sports' team ne'er will shame us; Long live the [Sydney] Girls' High School.
1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 22 Jan. 33/1 Brisbane and Fassifern will continue their rivalry for state supremacy at the Queensland vigoro championships on the Sunshine Coast this weekend.
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