Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In games, the same as
rounders .
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Examples
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Had I not played at pat-ball with Madame in the Bois de Boulogne?
A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France William Duthie
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It happened that they played tennis quite well and Philip was tired of pat-ball with Miss
Of Human Bondage 1915
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The prince looked on as the Spaniard and his Scottish foe, world No. 4 Andy Murray, played a pat-ball exhibition match in front of the principality's royal palace.
VF Daily 2009
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It happened that they played tennis quite well and Philip was tired of pat-ball with Miss Wilkinson (she had only begun to play when she came to
Of Human Bondage 1919
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