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benchball

noun

Etymology

From bench + ball.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as benchball — “bench + ball”

Definitions

  1. An informal sport resembling basketball, with the fixed baskets replaced by goalkeepers…

    An informal sport resembling basketball, with the fixed baskets replaced by goalkeepers standing on benches.

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