roundballn.

Brit.

/ˈraʊndbɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈraʊndˌbɔl/,

/ˈraʊndˌbɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., ball n.¹

Etymology: < round adj. + ball n.¹ With sense 2 compare slightly earlier rounder n.² 2a.

†1. In form round ball. A kind of percussion instrument; (perhaps) a kind of spherical rattle. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > others

coriunc1275

symphonyc1290

symphan1303

minstrelsyc1390

bougounc1400

clokarde?c1475

dulsacordisa1525

symphioun1578

sumphion?1590

clasher1621

orphion1658

polyphone1684

roundball1688

phonomime1834

orchestrion1838

sabbeka1844

bullroarer1848

creaker1855

melodikon1857

symphonia1864

organophone1880

magnetophone1883

Kaffir piano1897

jazzophone1926

mouth bow1932

wobbleboard1960

singing bowl1980

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xvi. 55/2 The third sort consists in striking, as Tabor, Timbrell,..Bell, Cymball, Round Ball, Jews Harp.

2. U.S. regional (New England). In form round ball. = baseball n. 1a. Cf. rounder n.² 2a. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun]

roundball1834

hardball1857

ball1868

inside baseball1897

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun]

baseball1748

pat-ball1775

town ball1813

stickball1824

rounders1828

roundball1834

feeder1844

one-old-cat1856

softball1867

one-eyed cat1908

vigoroc1930

slow-pitch1934

fast-pitch1939

stoop ball1941

fastball1943

lob ball1949

whiffle-ball1954

Wiffle ball1955

T-ball1962

1834 R. Carver Bk. of Sports iii. 37 This game is known under a variety of names. It is sometimes called ‘round ball’, but I believe that ‘base’, or ‘goal ball’ are the names generally adopted in our country.

1856 Porter's Spirit of Times 27 Dec. 276/3 I have thought..a statement of my experience as to the Yankee method of playing ‘Base’, or ‘Round’ ball, as we used to call it, may not prove uninteresting.

1871 G. R. Cutting Student Life Amherst 112 ‘Wicket’ and ‘Round Ball’ were quite common once, though of late years, ‘Base Ball’ has entirely superseded them.

2009 W. J. Ryczek Baseball's First Inning iii. 39 In New England, they played a game called round ball, which employed rules very similar to those of rounders and town ball.

3. U.S. colloquial. = basketball n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun]

basketball1892

hoop1922

roundball1936

1936 Chicago Tribune 1 Oct. 31/2 Bo McMillin always refers to basketball as roundball.

1956 Los Angeles Times 7 Mar. (Sports section) 1/1 Our roundball expert, John Shannon Geyer, sat himself down before the Coast Conference basketball season started and predicted the finish.

1983 E. McClanahan Nat. Man (1984) vi. 68 Monk McHorning made roundball history by single-handedly sabotaging one of the most awesome aggregations of basketeers ever assembled.

2007 D. Vitale in J. L. Walls & G. Bassham Basketball & Philos. (2008) Foreword p. xii Who would ever expect to be talking about hoops and Aristotle in the same sentence? Or Machiavelli and roundball?

Derivatives

ˈroundˌballer n. U.S. colloquial a basketball player.

ΚΠ

1945 Gruber Guidon (Camp Gruber, Ohio) 26 Jan. 3/6 The highly touted 125th Infantry roundballers went into the Battalion league lead this week.

1977 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 6 Mar. 8 c/1 There are many reasons for the NBA's video dominance over the college roundballers.

2001 R. Rubin & S. A. Gold Success at Life iii. 64 The world was able to experience the given gifts and talents of..the greatest roundballer ever to play the game: Michael Jordan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roundball
释义	roundballn. Brit. /ˈraʊndbɔːl/, U.S. /ˈraʊndˌbɔl/, /ˈraʊndˌbɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., ball n.¹ Etymology: < round adj. + ball n.¹ With sense 2 compare slightly earlier rounder n.² 2a. †1. In form round ball. A kind of percussion instrument; (perhaps) a kind of spherical rattle. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > others coriunc1275 symphonyc1290 symphan1303 minstrelsyc1390 bougounc1400 clokarde?c1475 dulsacordisa1525 symphioun1578 sumphion?1590 clasher1621 orphion1658 polyphone1684 roundball1688 phonomime1834 orchestrion1838 sabbeka1844 bullroarer1848 creaker1855 melodikon1857 symphonia1864 organophone1880 magnetophone1883 Kaffir piano1897 jazzophone1926 mouth bow1932 wobbleboard1960 singing bowl1980 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xvi. 55/2 The third sort consists in striking, as Tabor, Timbrell,..Bell, Cymball, Round Ball, Jews Harp. 2. U.S. regional (New England). In form round ball. = baseball n. 1a. Cf. rounder n.² 2a. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] roundball1834 hardball1857 ball1868 inside baseball1897 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun] baseball1748 pat-ball1775 town ball1813 stickball1824 rounders1828 roundball1834 feeder1844 one-old-cat1856 softball1867 one-eyed cat1908 vigoroc1930 slow-pitch1934 fast-pitch1939 stoop ball1941 fastball1943 lob ball1949 whiffle-ball1954 Wiffle ball1955 T-ball1962 1834 R. Carver Bk. of Sports iii. 37 This game is known under a variety of names. It is sometimes called ‘round ball’, but I believe that ‘base’, or ‘goal ball’ are the names generally adopted in our country. 1856 Porter's Spirit of Times 27 Dec. 276/3 I have thought..a statement of my experience as to the Yankee method of playing ‘Base’, or ‘Round’ ball, as we used to call it, may not prove uninteresting. 1871 G. R. Cutting Student Life Amherst 112 ‘Wicket’ and ‘Round Ball’ were quite common once, though of late years, ‘Base Ball’ has entirely superseded them. 2009 W. J. Ryczek Baseball's First Inning iii. 39 In New England, they played a game called round ball, which employed rules very similar to those of rounders and town ball. 3. U.S. colloquial. = basketball n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] basketball1892 hoop1922 roundball1936 1936 Chicago Tribune 1 Oct. 31/2 Bo McMillin always refers to basketball as roundball. 1956 Los Angeles Times 7 Mar. (Sports section) 1/1 Our roundball expert, John Shannon Geyer, sat himself down before the Coast Conference basketball season started and predicted the finish. 1983 E. McClanahan Nat. Man (1984) vi. 68 Monk McHorning made roundball history by single-handedly sabotaging one of the most awesome aggregations of basketeers ever assembled. 2007 D. Vitale in J. L. Walls & G. Bassham Basketball & Philos. (2008) Foreword p. xii Who would ever expect to be talking about hoops and Aristotle in the same sentence? Or Machiavelli and roundball? Derivatives ˈroundˌballer n. U.S. colloquial a basketball player. ΚΠ 1945 Gruber Guidon (Camp Gruber, Ohio) 26 Jan. 3/6 The highly touted 125th Infantry roundballers went into the Battalion league lead this week. 1977 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 6 Mar. 8 c/1 There are many reasons for the NBA's video dominance over the college roundballers. 2001 R. Rubin & S. A. Gold Success at Life iii. 64 The world was able to experience the given gifts and talents of..the greatest roundballer ever to play the game: Michael Jordan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1688
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