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Definition of paddleball - 2 dictionary results

pad⋅dle⋅ball

[pad-l-bawl]
–noun
a game played on a handball court following the same basic rules as handball, but in which players use short-handled, perforated paddles to hit a ball resembling a tennis ball.

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism; paddle 1 + ball 1
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pad·dle·ball   (pād'l-bôl')   
n.  
  1. A game for two to four participants played with a perforated paddle and a ball similar to a tennis ball on a court having one, three, or four walls.

  2. The ball used in this game.

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