- 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. 2001.
stoopball
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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
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