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Meaning of SPITBALL

Pronunciation:  'spit`bol

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
  2. [n]  a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
 
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 Synonyms: spitter
 
 See Also: delivery, missile, pitch, projectile

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spit"ball`\, n.
Paper chewed, and rolled into a ball, to be thrown as a
missile.
 
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