playball

noun

playball

noun

UK /ˈpleɪˌbɔːl/ · US /ˈpleɪˌbɔl/

Etymology From play + ball.

1

A ball for use in games.

What a play-ball has this planet of ours become!1909, Jack London, The Shrinkage of the Planet:
A playball comprising a blend of rubber and a thermoplastic homopolymer of a styrene or substituted styrene […]1971, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office: Patents:

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