Dictionary
trap•ball
Pronunciation: (trap'bôl"), [key]—
n.
1. 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.
2. the ball used in this game.
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