rounders

/ (ˈraʊndəz) /

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(functioning as singular) British a ball game in which players run between posts after hitting the ball, scoring a 'rounder' if they run round all four before the ball is retrieved

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Rounders is a British girls sport which is a a bit like mini-baseball.
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John Dahl, who directed Damon in Rounders, had previously done the very memorable The Last Temptation.
The Anti-Glam Leading Man|Richard Rushfield|September 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In Rounders, John Malkovich threw himself into the tasking of speaking in a 24-inch thick Russian immigrant tongue.
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It was afternoon; the boys were playing at different games in the green playground, and he was waiting for his turn at rounders.
Eric, or Little by Little|Frederic W. Farrar

On ordinary days we indulged in a variety of games, the principal one being a form of “rounders.”
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont
Baseball is a good game to watch, and in outline easy to understand, as it is merely glorified rounders.
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Of course I would have done everything in my power to give Rounders things to eat that he liked, but I did not know what to do.
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I want some women guests this time, and they would be delightful after Mr. Rounders.
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