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hand⋅ball

  [hand-bawl]
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–noun
1. a game, similar to squash, played by two or four persons who strike a small ball against a wall or walls with the hand.
2. the small, hard rubber ball used in this game.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME handballe. See hand, ball 1

Related forms:
handballer, noun
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hand·ball   (hānd'bôl')   
n.  

    1. A game similar in scoring to volleyball that is played by two or more players who hit a ball against a wall with their hands usually while wearing a special glove.

    2. The small rubber ball used in this game.

  2. Team handball.

  3. A violation of the rules in soccer in which a player other than the goalie inside the penalty area carries, strikes, or propels the ball with the hand or arm.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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handball

any of a family of games played in walled courts or against a single wall, with a small rubber ball that is struck with hand or fist against the wall. The object is to cause the ball to rebound with variations of power or speed and at such an angle that the opposition cannot return it. There are three versions of handball: four-wall, three-wall, and one-wall. Each may be played by two (singles) or four (doubles).

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