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Handball   Listen
noun
Handball  n.  
1.
A small ball, usually made of rubber, thrown or struck with the hand in various games.
2.
A game played with such a ball, as by players striking it to and fro between them with the hands, or, when played in a walled court or against a single wall, striking it in turns against a wall, until one side or the other fails to return the ball.





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"Handball" Quotes from Famous Books



... afterward, a mighty weakness assailed her, and it was she, instead of they who had boldly stolen her from her home, that felt the pangs of guilt. She went into the courtyard where Savage and Lady Jane were playing handball, while the Saxondales looked on, happily unconscious of a traitor in their midst. For an instant, pale and remorseful, she leaned against the door-post, struggling to suppress the tears of pity and contrition. Before she had fully recovered ...
— Castle Craneycrow • George Barr McCutcheon


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