Tether-ball

Tether-ball
Tether-ball Teth"er-ball`, n. A game played with rackets and a ball suspended by a string from an upright pole, the object of each side being to wrap the string around the pole by striking the ball in a direction opposite to the other. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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