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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

townball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
town-ball
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various games resembling rounders and baseball, played in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Uncountable

noun

Modern historical recreation of the predecessor to baseball.

Uncountable

Etymology

From town + ball.

Usage

Inflected Forms

towne ball (alternative) towne-ball (alternative) towneball (alternative) town ball (alternative) town-ball (alternative)

Questions

What does townball mean?
Any of various games resembling rounders and baseball, played in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Where does townball come from?
From town + ball.

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