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Tetherball

//ˈtɛðɚˌbɔl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A two-person sport where players hit a ball on the end of a tether attached to the top of a pole in opposite directions, and the winner is the one who manages to make the tether wrap all the way round the pole. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole wordnet
  3. 3
    The ball in the sport of tetherball. uncountable, usually

Etymology

Compound of tether + ball.

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