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paddleball

[ pad-l-bawl ]
/ ˈpæd lˌbɔl /

noun

a game played on a handball court following the same basic rules as handball, but in which players use short-handled, perforated paddles to hit a ball resembling a tennis ball.

Nearby words

  1. paddle steamer,
  2. paddle tennis,
  3. paddle wheel,
  4. paddle worm,
  5. paddle-wheel,
  6. paddleboard,
  7. paddleboat,
  8. paddlefish,
  9. paddock,
  10. paddock-basher

Origin of paddleball

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; paddle1 + ball1
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