kin-ball

noun

A sport played by three teams at once with a large ball.

OriginAncient Greek κίνησις →
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Meanings

kin-ball1

nounkin-ball (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Kin-Ball.

Kin-Ball2

nounKin-Ball (uncountable)

alternative kin-ball

  1. uncountableA sport played by three teams at once with a large ball.

    To win a game of kin-ball, teams must serve the ball to the team with the highest score, as this increases the chance of the leading team committing a fault.

    2015, Victoria R. Williams, Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 156

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκίνησις
  2. EnglishKin-Ball

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis).

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Translations

French kin-ball
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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