Stickball

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A street game similar to baseball, played with a stick, a ball and various ad hoc materials; found primarily in large cities in the northeastern United States. countable, uncountable

    "Boys were playing stickball in the damp, cold streets; dressed in heavy woollen sweaters and heavy trousers, they danced and shouted, and the ball went crack as the stick struck it and sent it speeding through the air."

  2. 2
    a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle wordnet
  3. 3
    The ball used in this game. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From stick + ball.

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