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stool ball

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stool ball
n
(Team Sports, other than specified) a game resembling cricket, still played by girls and women in Sussex, England


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The history of rounders is linked to the growth of other sports, such as stool ball, baseball and softball.
There were plenty of early games for the Mills committee to consider - stool ball, cat and dog, one old cat, round ball, cricket and others.
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