Handball

Handball
Handball Hand"ball` (h[a^]nd"b[add]l`), n. 1. A small ball, usually made of rubber, thrown or struck with the hand in various games. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A game played with such a ball, as by players striking it to and fro between them with the hands, or, when played in a walled court or against a single wall, striking it in turns against a wall, until one side or the other fails to return the ball. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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