sphairee

/ (sfaɪˈriː) /

noun

Australian a game resembling tennis played with wooden bats and a perforated plastic ball, devised by F. A. Beck in 1961

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Word Origin for sphairee

from Greek sphaira a ball

Words nearby sphairee

sphacelus, sphaeristerium, sphaero-, sphagnous, sphagnum, sphairee, sphalerite, sphecid, sphen-, sphene, sphenic
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