medicine ball

noun

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

medicine ball

noun

1. a heavy ball used for physical training

Word History and Origins

Origin of medicine ball¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

A similar trend was observed for seated medicine ball throw, a measure of upper-body power.

From Outside Online

Hold the medicine ball in both hands, and extend your arms overhead so that the ball rests on the floor above your head.

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For example, if the heaviest medicine ball you can use for a single rotational throw is 30 pounds, and Bunt recommends you use between 10 and 60 percent of your 1RM, that means you’ll want to opt for somewhere between 3 and 18 pounds.

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She sat down upon a convenient medicine-ball and waited for the dimness to clear.

From Project Gutenberg

Tommy with her usual bad luck came to grief in pitching and catching the medicine ball, a large ball stuffed with yarn.

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

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And on the top of all were the snaky rubber cords of an exerciser and a ten-pound, horsehair-stuffed medicine-ball.

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

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