sliotar

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/ˈslɪtər//ˈʃlɪtər/[ʃlɪtɚ]

noun

A hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.

OriginIrish sliotar →
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Meanings

nounsliotar (plural sliotars)

plural sliotars · alternative sliothar

  1. A hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.

Origin

  1. Irishsliotar
  2. Irishsliotar
  3. Englishsliotar

Borrowed from Irish sliotar.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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