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stoopball — ☆ stoopball [sto͞op′bôl΄ ] n. a game based on baseball in which a rubber ball is thrown against a step, as of a STOOP2, or wall and the rebounding ball is treated as a hit * * * stoop·ball (sto͞opʹbôl ) n. A game patterned on baseball in which a… … Universalium
stoopball — ☆ stoopball [sto͞op′bôl΄ ] n. a game based on baseball in which a rubber ball is thrown against a step, as of a STOOP2, or wall and the rebounding ball is treated as a hit … English World dictionary
stoopball — noun Date: 1941 a variation of baseball in which a player throws a ball against a stoop or building and runs to base while other players attempt to retrieve the rebound and put the runner out … New Collegiate Dictionary
stoopball — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: stoop (V) + ball : a game similar to baseball in which a player throws a ball against a stoop or building and runs to base while other players seek to capture the rebound and put him out compare kickball, punchball … Useful english dictionary
Stoop ball — (also spelled stoopball ) is a game that is played by throwing a ball against a stoop (stairs leading up to a building) on the pavement in front of a building. Historically, it has been popular in Brooklyn and other inner cities. It first became… … Wikipedia
Regional vocabularies of American English — vary. Below is a list of lexical differences in vocabulary that are generally associated with a region. A term featured on a list may or may not be found throughout the region concerned, and may or may be not recognized by speakers outside of… … Wikipedia
Clark Harris — No. 46 Cincinnati Bengals Long snapper / Tight end Personal information Date of birth: July 10, 1984 (1984 07 10) (age 27) … Wikipedia
A Stoop On Orchard Street — was an Off Broadway , with Jay Kholos as the writer for the music, lyrics, and book; Lon Gary as the director, and arranged and orchestrated by Tom Berger and Jeffrey Campos.The musical ran successfully at The Mazer Theatre on the Lower East Side … Wikipedia
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spaldeen — ☆ spaldeen [spôl dēn′, späldēn′ ] n. [often S ] a small, pink, hollow rubber ball used in playing stickball, stoopball, etc … English World dictionary
