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trap-ball
trap-ball (ˈtræpbɔːl) [f. trap n.1 + ball n.1] A game in which a ball, placed upon one end (slightly hollowed) of a trap (trap n.1 3), is thrown into the air by the batsman striking the other end with his bat, with which he then hits the ball away.1658 Churchw. Acc. St. Marg. Westminster (Nichols 17... Oxford English Dictionary
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Dee Stakes
Joceline 1828: Terror 1829: Butterfly 1830: Moss Rose 1831: Tilcher 1832: Birdcatcher 1833: Jack Faucet 1834: Touchstone 1835: Peter Simple 1836: Trap-Ball wikipedia.org
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Stoolball
See also Bat and trap Cricket Origins of baseball Pub games Rounders Trap-ball References Bibliography External links Stoolball England Stoolball wikipedia.org
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trippet
▪ I. trippet1 (ˈtrɪpɪt) Forms: 4–5 tripet, trypet, 5 trepett, 6 tryppyt, 7 trippett, 9 -it, 8– trippet. [In sense 1 a. OF. tripot, -pout (a 1350 in Godef.). But in 2–4 associated with or formed from trip v., n.1] † 1. An evil scheme; a malicious trick or plot. Obs.c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls... Oxford English Dictionary
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Hey Diddle Diddle
Aragon (Katherine la Fidèle); Catherine I of Russia, the wife of Peter the Great; Canton de Fidèle, an alleged governor of Calais; and the game of cat (trap-ball Although there is some support for the trap-ball theory, scholarly commentators mostly conclude that the verse is simply meant to be nonsense. wikipedia.org
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trap
▪ I. trap, n.1 (træp) Forms: 1 treppe, træppe, 3–5, 7 trapp, 4–6 trappe, 4– trap. [Late (and rare) OE. treppe, træppe (in coltetræppe), ME. trappe, trapp, agrees in form and sense with rare MDu. trappe trap, gin, snare, mod.WFlem. traap, trape (De Bo), in Kilian, 1599, ‘trappe (old word) mouse-trap,... Oxford English Dictionary
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Darebase
: "Until about 20 or 30 years ago, the fields around London, Marylebone-fields, the Long-fields, Spa-fields, &c., were alive with players at cricket, trap-ball wikipedia.org
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quoit
▪ I. quoit, n. (kɔɪt, kwɔɪt) Forms: α. 4–7 coyte, 5–6 (9) coite, 6 c(h)oytte, 7 coyt, coight, 6– coit. β. 7 quoite, quoyt(e, 6– quoit. γ. 6–7 quaite, 7 quayte, queit, 8 quait. [Of obscure etym.; the variation of form between coit, quoit, and quait prob. indicates a French origin. Derivation from OF.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Highbury
its size and facilities, taking over land and buildings from the farm next door, reaching beyond what is now Kelvin Road and created a bowling green, trap-ball wikipedia.org
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prisoners' bars
prisoners' ˈbars, ˈbase Forms: α. 7– prison-bars (8 bar); β. prison-base (7 prison bace, 8 bass); γ. 9 prisoner's, -ers' bars; δ. 9 prisoner's, -ers' base. [See prisoner2 and bar n.1 17, base n.2 The earlier forms were prison-bars and prison-base, the former app. the original: cf. the Fr. name of th... Oxford English Dictionary
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Origins of baseball
There were also games (e.g. stool-ball, trap-ball) which involved no running at all. Trap-ball may be the origin of the concept of foul lines; in most variants the ball had to be hit between two posts to count. wikipedia.org
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out
▪ I. out, adv. (aʊt) Forms: 1 {uacu}t, 2–4 ut, (3 hut, hout, 4–5 ouȝt, 4–6 oute, owte, 5–7 ought, owȝt), 4–7 owt, (6 owtt(e), 3– out, (9 Sc. and north. dial. oot). [Com. Teut.: OE. {uacu}t = OFris., OS. ût (MDu. uut, MLG. ût, Du. uit, LG. ut), OHG. ûȥ (MHG. ûȥ, Ger. aus), ON. {uacu}t (Sw. ut, Da. ud... Oxford English Dictionary
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ground
▪ I. ground, n. (graʊnd) Forms: 1–5 (6– Sc.) grund, 4–6 grond, (5 gronnde), 4–7 grounde, 5 grownd(e, (5 grount, growende, 6 growinde, groune, 7 grown), 3– ground. [Com. Teut.: OE. grund str. masc. = OFris., OS. grund (MDu. gront, inflected grond-, Du. grond), OHG. grunt, krunt (MHG. grunt, grund-, G... Oxford English Dictionary
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