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Definition of Rugby ball
1. Noun. Inflated oval ball used in playing rugby.
Definition of Rugby ball
1. Noun. A spheroid-shaped ball designed for the sport of rugby. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rugby Ball
Literary usage of Rugby ball
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sporting and Athletic Records by Hubert Morgan Browne (1897)
"Long Distance Kicking rugby ball, Place-Kick ... S. Pritchard, Brisbane (Australia)
Oct.'82. rugby ball, Drop-Kick ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... about 14 oz. in weight, and must be a perfect sphere from 27 to 28 in.
in circumference, as distinguished from the clb'ptical or egg-shaped rugby ball. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... about 14 oz. in weight, and must be a perfect sphere from 27 to 28 in.
in circumference, as distinguished from the elliptical or egg-shaped rugby ball. ..."
4. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1909)
"The ball measures 6 feet in diameter, and consists of an inflated rubber bladder
inserted in a leather cover. Cost, $200 each. rugby ball. — See Football. ..."
5. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1909)
"rugby ball. — See Football. SOCCER BALL. — See Football. SQUASH BALL.— For the
game of Squash, a hollow rubber ball Is used similar to a tennis ball, ..."
6. Handbook of Athletic Games for Players, Instructors, and Spectators by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft, William Dean Pulvermacher (1916)
"Intercollegiate football is played with a prolate spheroid ball, — the so-called
oval or rugby ball. This is what is commonly known as a laced ball, ..."
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