Meanings
nounkorfball (countable and uncountable, plural korfballs)
plural korfballs
- uncountableA non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
- countableThe ball used in the sport of korfball.
Origin
- Dutchkorfbal
- Englishkorfball
Borrowing from Dutch korfbal. Equivalent to corf + ball.
More words from Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan corfbol
- corfbolteam sport
Dutch korfbal, korfbal
- korfbalteam sport
- korfbalball used in the sport
Finnish korfpallo, korfpallo
- korfpalloteam sport
- korfpalloball used in the sport
French korfbal
- korfbalteam sport
German Korfball, Korfballspiel
- Korfballteam sport
- Korfballspielteam sport
- Korfballball used in the sport
Polish korfball, korfball
- korfballteam sport
- korfballball used in the sport
Portuguese corfebol
- corfebolteam sport
Russian корфбо́л
- корфбо́л (korfból)team sport
Swedish korfball, korfboll
- korfballteam sport
- korfbollball used in the sport
Ukrainian корфбо́л
- корфбо́л (korfból)team sport
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Cite this entry
APA
korfball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/korfball
MLA
“korfball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/korfball. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “korfball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/korfball.
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