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spit·ball (sp

bôl

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1. A piece of paper chewed and shaped into a lump for use as a projectile.

2. Baseball An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance, such as saliva, is applied to the ball before it is thrown. Also called spitter.

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Noun	1.	spitball - a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere projectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
	2.	spitball - an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it spitter pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

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