medicine ball

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noun

a large, solid, heavy, leather-covered ball, thrown from one person to another for exercise.

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Origin of medicine ball

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby medicine ball

medicide, medicinable, medicinal, medicinal leech, medicine, medicine ball, medicine bow range, medicine bow river, medicine bundle, medicine chest, medicine dance
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Example sentences from the Web for medicine ball

  • The medicine-ball still lay where it had rolled on the floor, the cushions of the sofa still bore the imprint of his body.

    The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions

  • It was my little old Bishop, that I keeps the fat off from with the medicine-ball work.

    Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford

  • I've seen the way you stand up to Francis, and I'll eat—I'll eat the medicine-ball if you're not as plucky as anyone.

    The White Feather|P. G. Wodehouse

  • They caught the medicine-ball, which rolled an inch or two, tottered, and then fell with a soft dead thump to the floor.

    The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for medicine ball

medicine ball

noun

a heavy ball used for physical training
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