pushball

/ˈpʊʃˌbɔl/
noun
  1. A game in which two teams try to push a large heavy ball toward the opponent's goal.
    • Pushball was a popular sport at the beginning of the 20th century, often played at colleges.
    • The rules of pushball are simple: push the ball over the other team's line to score.
    • The students played pushball during gym class, working together to move the giant ball across the field.
  2. The large, heavy ball used in the game of pushball.
    • The leather pushball was over four feet in diameter.
    • They inflated the pushball to the proper size before the match began.
    • The pushball was so heavy that it took six people to roll it onto the field.
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