Nausicaa With other virgins did at stoolball play. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Stoolball — ist eine alte Ballsportart (Schlagballspiel) aus Süd England, wo noch heute Varianten in Schulen gespielt werden. Schwerpunkt ist Sussex mit mehreren lokalen Ligen; es gibt auch einige Teams in Kent. Ursprünglich wurde das Spiel von Melkerinnen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Stoolball — is a sport that dates back to the 14th century, originating in Sussex, southern England. It may be an ancestor of cricket (a game it resembles), baseball, and rounders. Traditionally it was played by milkmaids who used their milking stools as a… … Wikipedia
Stoolball — Le stoolball, aussi parfois nommé bittle battle, stobal, stobbal ou stool ball, est un sport collectif anglais probablement originaire du Sussex. Pratiqué depuis au moins le XVe siècle, il reprend les mêmes principes généraux que le cricket… … Wikipédia en Français
stoolball — noun a team game resembling cricket, with a board (originally a stool) as a wicket … English new terms dictionary
stoolball — n. a team game played in the UK, with a bat and ball and pairs of batters scoring runs between bases. * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an old English game resembling cricket played chiefly by women * * * stoolˈball noun An old game resembling cricket • •… … Useful english dictionary
Origins of baseball — Part of the Baseball series on History of baseball • Origins of baseball • Early years • First league • Knickerbocker Rules • Massachusetts rules • Alexander Cartwright • … Wikipedia
History of cricket to 1725 — The history of cricket to 1725 traces the sport s development from its perceived origins to the stage where it had become a major sport in England and had been introduced to other countries.The earliest definite reference to cricket occurs in… … Wikipedia
Sussex — County of Sussex redirects here. For other uses, see Sussex County (disambiguation). This refers to the historic county in England. For other uses either see Sussex (disambiguation) or, for the administrative counties that Sussex is divided into … Wikipedia
Bolney — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption= Bolney Street latitude= 50.9898 longitude= 0.20352 official name = Bolney population = 1209 (2001) civil parish= Bolney shire district= Mid Sussex shire county= West Sussex region=… … Wikipedia
Ballsport — Als Ballsportart bezeichnet man jede Sportart, die mit einem Ball gespielt wird. Dabei kann als Ball auch jeder andere in gleicher Weise geeignete Gegenstand gelten. Seine Form spielt für die Definition keine Rolle, sondern ist lediglich von der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
