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hipball

noun

Etymology

From hip + 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 hipball — “hip + ball”

Definitions

  1. An ancient Mesoamerican ball game where the ball was kept in play by striking it with the…

    An ancient Mesoamerican ball game where the ball was kept in play by striking it with the hip.

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