Baseball
Pronunciation : Base"ball"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds ( four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball.
2. The ball used in this game.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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