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stow-ball
† stow-ball Obs. Also 7 stopball, stoball, stob-ball, stobball. [Of obscure origin. Commonly identified with stool-ball; but the games appear to have been very dissimilar, and the corruption of stool-ball into stoball, stobball seems hardly probable. Possibly the first element may be stob n., denoti... Oxford English Dictionary
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Stoolball
Stobball could very well instead be the game Willughby called "stow-ball," which resembled golf. wikipedia.org
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stob-ball
stob(b)all, stob-ball see stow-ball. Oxford English Dictionary
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stool-ball
ˈstool-ball [f. stool n. + ball n. The ‘stool’ was the wicket (see stool n. 2 d); perh. it was originally an ordinary stool.] 1. An old country game somewhat resembling cricket, played chiefly by young women or, as an Easter game, between young men and women for a ‘tansy’ (tansy 3) as the stake. Sti... Oxford English Dictionary
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Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
It is known that the related sport of "Stow-Ball" aka "Stob-Ball" was played in the county during the 16th century. wikipedia.org
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Somerset County Cricket Club
Championship (2) – 1961, 1965 Second XI Championship (2) – 1994, 2004 History Earliest cricket in Somerset In the seventeenth century, the related sport of "Stow-Ball wikipedia.org
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Origins of baseball
"Stob-ball" and "stow-ball" were regional games similar to stoolball. wikipedia.org
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