foot-ball

A form of football — A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.

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Meanings

nounfoot-ball (countable and uncountable, plural foot-balls)

plural foot-balls

  1. archaiccountableuncountableArchaic spelling of football.
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APA

foot-ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot-ball

MLA

“foot-ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot-ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foot-ball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot-ball.

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