Definitions
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- noun A
sport played onhorseback where points are scored by shooting aball through a highnet .
Etymologies
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horse + ball
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Examples
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FIHB Modern-day pato, aka horseball Play Pato in Argentina Pato, aka horseball, is a 17th-century sport that resembles a cross between polo and basketball—using a live duck.
A Whole Other Ball Game Heidi Mitchell 2012
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They just come along here and buy pills when they want 'em -- and a horseball or such.
Tono Bungay 1906
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And meanwhile, I have brought you a little something, "and he produced what looked like a peculiarly obnoxious horseball.
Allan and the Holy Flower Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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