Speakur

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tetherball

/ˈtɛðɚˌbɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
teth-erball
IPA
/ˈtɛðɚˌbɔl/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-person sport where players hit a ball on the end of a tether attached to the top of a pole in opposite directions, and the winner is the one who manages to make the tether wrap all the way round the pole.

Uncountable

noun

The ball in the sport of tetherball.

Uncountable

Etymology

Compound of tether + ball.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɛðɚˌbɔl/
  • British English: /ˈtɛðəˌbɔːl/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

tetherballs (plural)

Derived Forms

tetherballer

Questions

How do you pronounce tetherball?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛðɚˌbɔl/.
What does tetherball mean?
A two-person sport where players hit a ball on the end of a tether attached to the top of a pole in opposite directions, and the winner is the one who manages to make the tether wrap all the way round the pole.
Where does tetherball come from?
Compound of tether + ball.

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