stickball

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stik′bôl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stick•ball  (stik′bôl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Gamesa form of baseball played in the streets, on playgrounds, etc., in which a rubber ball and a broomstick or the like are used in place of a baseball and bat.
  • (broom)stick + ball1 1815–25, American.
stick′ball′er, n. 

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