hornussen

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noun

A Swiss sport in which a rubber ball is hit from a tee with a flexible stick onto a patch of turf, while the opposing team uses large paddles to prevent it from landing on the patch.

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Meanings

nounhornussen (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Swiss sport in which a rubber ball is hit from a tee with a flexible stick onto a patch of turf, while the opposing team uses large paddles to prevent it from landing on the patch.

Origin

  1. GermanHornussen
  2. Englishhornussen

Borrowed from German Hornussen

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APA

hornussen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornussen

MLA

“hornussen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornussen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hornussen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornussen.

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