townball

English

noun

Definitions

Any of various games resembling rounders and baseball, played in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Modern historical recreation of the predecessor to baseball.

Etymology

Compound from English town + English ball (testicle, round object).

Origin

English

ball

Gloss

testicle, round object

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Allentown English
Anytown English
Arrowtown English
Banglatown English
Bardstown English
Beantown English
Blacktown English
Blandtown English
Blanktown English
Boystown English
Bricktown English
Byrdstown English
Cabbagetown English
Calvinball English
Canvastown English
Castletown English
Cathedraltown English
Chapeltown English
Charlottetown English
Chinatown English
Cowtown English
Creetown English
Downingtown English
Doylestown English
Dufftown English
Earlestown English
Edgartown English
Elizabethtown English
Freetown English
Germantown English
Grantown-on-Spey English
Greeleytown English
Griffithstown English
Hockeytown English
Huntingtown English
Hymietown English
Jamestown English
Jeffersontown English
Jonestown English
Kelleytown English
Koreatown English
Leonardtown English
Lewistown English
Lombardstown English
Lordstown English
Mifflintown English
Mobtown English
Moneyball English
Newtown English
Nicholtown English
Niggertown English
Norristown English
Polandball English
Provincetown English
Puddletown English
Q-ball English
Silvertown English
Tinseltown English
Townsend English
Toytown English
Tylertown English
Victoriatown English
Youngstown English
airball English
backball English
ball English
ball player English
ball-breaker English
ball-buster English
ball-goer English
ball-like English
ballache English
ballbag English
ballbusting English
ballcap English
ballclub English
ballcock English
ballcourt English
baller English
ballfield English
ballgag English
ballgoer English
ballgown English
ballhair English
ballhandler English
ballhandling English
ballhawk English
ballhead English
balljoint English
balljuice English
ballkicker English
ballless English
balllike English
ballmaker English
ballpark English
ballplaying English
ballpoint English
ballproof English
ballrace English
ballroom English
ballsac English
ballsack English
ballstock English
ballsucker English
ballyard English
bandyball English
baseball English
basketball English
beachball English
beanball English
blackball English
bladderball English
blowball English
bollock English
boomtown English
bow ball English
boxball English
brainball English
broomball English
bucketball English
bunnyball English
butterball English
buttonball English
bytown English
cabbageball English
caneball English
cannonball English
carpetball English
catchball English
cheeseball English
churchtown English
corkball English
cornball English
cowtown English
crosstown English
crudball English
cumball English
curveball English
cybertown English
deball English
dirtball English
disco ball English
dodgeball English
doughball English
downtown English
dungball English
dustball English
earball English
ecotown English
eggball English
eight-ball English
eyeball English
fieldball English
fireball English
fishball English
fistball English
flagball English
flash-ball English
floorball English
fluffball English
flutterball English
flyball English
football English
forkball English
fourball English
freeball English
fuckball English
furball English
fuzzball English
ghostball English
glitterball English
glueball English
goalball English
goofball English
greaseball English
gumball English
gyroball English
hairball English
half-ball English
handball English
hardball English
heelball English
highball English
hilltown English
hipball English
hometown English
hornball English
horseball English
hyperball English
iceball English
inkball English
intertown English
intown English
junkball English
kickball English
kittenball English
knuckleball English
korfball English
lardball English
laundry ball English
lawyerball English
matball English
meatball English
metaball English
midtown English
monotown English
moonball English
moorball English
mothball English
motoball English
mudball English
multiball English
multitown English
murderball English
mushball English
muskball English
myoball English
nanoball English
nerf ball English
netball English
niggerball English
nonball English
nutball English
oddball English
onballer English
paddleball English
paintball English
patball English
physioball English
pickleball English
pinball English
pithball English
playball English
preball English
puffball English
pukeball English
punchball English
pushball English
racketball English
racquetball English
rollerball English
roofball English
rootball English
roundball English
rubber ball blast grenade English
sandball English
screwball English
scruffball English
scuffball English
scumball English
shacktown English
shantytown English
shitball English
sinkerball English
skittleball English
slamball English
sleazeball English
slimeball English
sloshball English
slowball English
slushball English
smallball English
smalltown English
smokeball English
smut-ball English
snotball English
snowball English
softball English
sootball English
sourball English
speedball English
spit-ball English
spitball English
sportsball English
stage ball English
stickball English
stinkball English
stoopball English
streetball English
superball English
swingball English
tape ball English
tarball English
tetherball English
throwball English
towball English
town English
towned English
towner English
townfield English
townfolk English
townful English
townhome English
townhood English
townhouse English
townie English
townish English
townland English
townless English
townlet English
townlike English
townling English
townly English
townman English
townmate English
townpeople English
townscape English
townsfolk English
township English
townsite English
townsman English
townspeople English
townsperson English
townswoman English
townward English
townwards English
townwear English
townwide English
towny English
trackball English
trackerball English
trapball English
tunnelball English
turdball English
typeball English
unball English
uniball English
uniballer English
volleyball English
wallball English
wash-ball English
washing ball English
wireball English
wogball English
woodball English
woodsball English
bola gato Portuguese
タウン Japanese
ボール Japanese
bal Middle English
town Middle English
บอล Thai
ลูกบอล Thai
ဘော Burmese
波霸 Chinese
ibhola Zulu
*r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
taun Marshallese
tawūn Marshallese
ibhola Xhosa
taun Tok Pisin
ibhola Swati
tāone Maori
bal Hausa
taundi Shona
tawuni Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
波霸 Cantonese
bol Bislama
taun Kriol
taunu Pitjantjatjara
bɔɔlɔ Akan
bool Bwatoo