Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trap-bawl]
- /ˈtræpˌbɔl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trap-bawl]
- /ˈtræpˌbɔl/
Definitions of trapball word
- noun trapball an old game in which a ball placed on the hollowed end of a trap is thrown into the air by striking the other end of the trap with a bat and then driven to a distance with the bat. 1
- noun trapball the ball used in this game. 1
- noun trapball an old ball game in which a ball is placed in a see-saw device called a trap, flicked up by a batsman hitting one end of the trap, and then hit with a bat 0
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Origin of trapball
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; trap1 + ball1
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Parts of speech for Trapball
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trapball popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
trapball usage trend in Literature
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