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- Middle English · inherited fromteneys-ball
- English todaytennis ball
From Middle English teneys-ball (attested in the plural teneys-ballis), equivalent to tennis + ball.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tennis ball
Today it means: A hollow, bouncy rubber ball, pressurized and covered with usually yellow felt, used in the game of tennis. Full definition →
Middle English teneys-ball