pushball

American

[poosh-bawl] / ˈpʊʃˌbɔl /

noun

a game played with a large, heavy ball, usually about 6 feet (1.8 meters) in diameter, which two sides attempt to push to opposite goals.
the ball used in this game.

pushball British

/ ˈpʊʃˌbɔːl /

noun

a game in which two teams try to push a heavy ball towards opposite goals

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Etymology

Origin of pushball

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; push + ball ¹

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Another fun tradition: Founders Day pushball, in which students, faculty and staff brave the March elements in a contest that involves maneuvering a giant inflatable ball across the snowy Great Lawn.

From US News

Vigorous informal games, having to do with floating and sinking balls and effigies: pushball, in which the players never seemed to know, or to care, upon which side they were playing; water-fights and ducking contests....

From Project Gutenberg

The ball of all sorts and sizes, from the marble to the pushball, would lead to endless scientific argument.

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