tetherball
pronunciation
How to pronounce tetherball in British English:
UK ['teðəbɒl]
How to pronounce tetherball in American English:
US ['teðəˌbɒl]
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- Noun:
- a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole
Word Origin
- tetherball (n.)
- also tether-ball, 1900, from tether (n.) + ball (n.1).
Example
- 1. Is my hymen breaking during a tetherball game .
- 2. Or being tied to the tetherball pole .