dartball

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noun

A game in which darts are thrown at a large board resembling a baseball field with areas denoting bases.

OriginEnglish ball ← Middle English bal ← Old English *beall →
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Meanings

noundartball (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA game in which darts are thrown at a large board resembling a baseball field with areas denoting bases.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰerh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰórh₃-eh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*darō
  4. Proto-Germanic*darōþuz
  5. Frankish*darōþ
  6. Medieval Latindardus
  7. Old Frenchdart
  8. Middle Englishdart
  9. Englishdart
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  11. Proto-Germanic*balluz
  12. Old English*beall
  13. Middle Englishbal
  14. Englishball
  15. Englishdartball

From dart + ball.

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APA

dartball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartball

MLA

“dartball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartball. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dartball,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartball.

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