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handball
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
handball
(noun)
handball
/
ˈ
hændˌbɑːl/
noun
plural
handballs
handball
/
ˈ
hændˌbɑːl/
noun
plural
handballs
Britannica Dictionary definition of HANDBALL
1
[
noncount
]
:
a game for two or four players who use their hands to hit a ball against a wall
2
[
count
]
:
the ball used in handball
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