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stickball

[ stik-bawl ]

noun

  1. a form of baseball played in the streets, on playgrounds, etc., in which a rubber ball and a broomstick or the like are used in place of a baseball and bat.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stickball1

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; (broom)stick + ball 1
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In addition to having peer recovery specialists who are Cherokees, the recovery curriculum includes traditional activities like bead making, talking circles and stickball.

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Growing up in the Bensonhurst section, he started piano lessons at 8 but quit because he preferred playing stickball outdoors with his friends.

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One day, while watching from a window as his brother played stickball, he experienced what he described as a flood of anger at his lot and that of anyone in a condition like his.

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He is a middle-schooler who invites his buddies over to play stickball, and when a window breaks he immediately points at everyone else.

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He had a shaved head that looked like it had been used as a stickball one too many times.

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