Meanings
nounstool-ball (countable and uncountable, plural stool-balls)
plural stool-balls · alternative stoolball
- countableuncountableAn old country game, similar in some respects to cricket and rounders, and chiefly played by young men or women at Eastertide.
- countableuncountableA ball used in the game of stool-ball.
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APA
stool-ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stool-ball
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“stool-ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stool-ball. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stool-ball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stool-ball.
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