- cup-and-ball
- cupˈ-and-ball noun1. A ball-and-socket joint2. The game of catching a tethered ball in a cup on the end of a stick• • •Main Entry: ↑cup
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Cup and ball — Cup Cup (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. {Coop}, {Cupola}, {Cowl} a water vessel, and {Cob}, {Coif}, {Cop}.] 1. A small vessel, used commonly to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cup-and-ball — Balero redirects here. It is not to be confused with Bolero. Cup and ball AKA ball in a cup or balero Typical cup and ball Players 1 Age range 3+ … Wikipedia
cup and ball — Bilboquet Bil bo*quet, n. [F.] The toy called {cup and ball}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cup and ball — noun 1. : a bilboquet having a cup; also : the game of maneuvering the bilboquet so as to catch the ball in the cup 2. : the cross parting in columnar igneous rocks in which one face of the parting is concave and the other convex (as in the… … Useful english dictionary
cup-and-ball joint — noun : ball and socket joint … Useful english dictionary
cup-and-ball osteotomy — osteotomy in which the distal fragment is pointed and the proximal fragment is recessed … Medical dictionary
Cup and can — Cup Cup (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. {Coop}, {Cupola}, {Cowl} a water vessel, and {Cob}, {Coif}, {Cop}.] 1. A small vessel, used commonly to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
European Cup and Champions League history — The history of the European Cup and Champions League is long and remarkable, with fifty years of competition finding winners and losers from all parts of the continent.Tracing the history of the Champions League back to its beginning, it is… … Wikipedia
Cup — (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. {Coop}, {Cupola}, {Cowl} a water vessel, and {Cob}, {Coif}, {Cop}.] 1. A small vessel, used commonly to drink… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ball — (b[add]l), n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b[ o]llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st {Bale}, n., {Pallmall}.] 1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
