Any round
or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a
ball of snow.
A spherical body of any substance or size used
to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc.
A general name for games in which a ball is
thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and
Football.
Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical
projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon
ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder
and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly
called bullets.
A flaming, roundish
body shot into the air] a case filled with combustibles intended to burst
and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire
ball; a stink ball.
A leather-covered cushion,
fastened to a handle called a ballstock; -- formerly used by
printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller.
A roundish protuberant portion of some part of
the body; as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the
foot.
A large pill, a form in which
medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus.
The globe or earth.
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