BALL (object)
NOUNS
► BALLING the throwing of balls or snowballs → 1865
► BAY a small ball, a globule → 1420 obs.
► COBBLER a ball → 1934 sl.
► DAP a bounce of a ball; a hop of a stone on the water → 1835 obs.
► FAD a coloured ball → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ONION a ball → 1956 sl.
► ORBICLE a small ball, orb, or globe → 1610 obs.
► PALLET a ball of any kind, a glove → 1832 Sc.
► PILL a ball or disc → 1896 sl.
► POMMEL a ball; a round knob or button → 1425 obs.
► STOTTER a ball that bounces or rebounds → 1821 chiefly Sc.
VERBS
► DOWF to bounce a ball → E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
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