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curb ball

American  

noun

  1. stoop ball played off a street curb.

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I was a referee in the old West Bronx Curb Ball league.

From New York Times

Irving attended public schools in Manhattan and played curb ball with friends that included William Safire, now a speechwriter for President Nixon.

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