boxball

(ˈbɒksˌbɔːl)

(Ball Games, other than specified) US a street game played with a small ball

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box•ball

(ˈbɒksˌbɔl)

n.

a form of handball in which the ball is bounced onto squares of sidewalk and not against a wall.

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