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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
stoop|ball — «STOOP BL», noun. U.S. a variation of baseball, usually played in city streets, in which a rubber ball is thrown against the stoop of a house or building and players on the opposing team try to catch the ball before it bounces … Useful english dictionary
stoop ball — stoop′ ball n. gam spo a form of baseball played by throwing a rubber ball against a staircase, bases being earned according to the number of bounces the ball makes before the opponents catch it • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
stoop ball — a game resembling baseball, played in a street, schoolyard, or other confined paved area, in which a ball is thrown forcibly against a stairway or wall so that it rebounds into the air, bases and runs being awarded depending on the number of… … Useful english dictionary
curb ball — stoop ball played off a street curb. * * * … Universalium
curb ball — stoop ball played off a street curb … Useful english dictionary
Urban stoop — In architecture, an urban stoop is a small staircase leading to the entrance of an urban apartment building or other building.EtymologyOriginally brought to the Hudson Valley of New York by settlers from the Netherlands, this word is among the… … Wikipedia
Spaldeen — A Spalding High Bounce Ball, commonly called a spaldeen, is a small pink rubber ball, somewhat similar to a racquetball, supposedly made from the defective core of a tennis ball without the felt. It was the more expensive and more popular version … Wikipedia
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
Mesoamerican ballcourt — Ceramic sculpture from a Western Mexican tomb showing players engaged in the Mesoamerican ballgame. A Mesoamerican ballcourt is a large masonry structure of a type used in Mesoamerica for over 2,700 years to play the Mesoamerican ballgame,… … Wikipedia
