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SPITBALL
spitball, spitter
(noun) an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
spitball
(noun) a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spitball (plural spitballs)
(baseball) A pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva, illegal at most levels.
A balled-up piece of paper, moistened with saliva (by chewing) and shot through a drinking straw.
Verb
spitball (third-person singular simple present spitballs, present participle spitballing, simple past and past participle spitballed)
(baseball) To moisten the ball with saliva before pitching it.
To brainstorm ideas.
Anagrams
• ball pits
Source: Wiktionary
Spit"ball`, n.
Definition: Paper chewed, and rolled into a ball, to be thrown as a missile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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