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Definition of Net ball
1. Noun. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Net Ball
Literary usage of Net ball
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low (1901)
"12s. net Ball (JD)—Things Chinese : Notes on Various Subjects. 3rd ed. rev., enl.
p. 8vo. 8 x 54, pp. 710, 12s. 6d. net (Hong Kong, Kelly &W.) Low, Dec. ..."
2. Indoors and Out: The Homebuilders' Magazine (1905)
"When you have done this, the charm of net ball will not have to be explained,
... The joy of the long, free volley-drives of net ball is a great part of the ..."
3. Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide edited by Joseph T Whittelsey, Irving C Wright (1915)
"Wilding's toss and Mac's misses and his net ball. ... Then he let a ball fall in.
and a net ball heat Brookes by hopping over his racket close in. Wilding. ..."
4. The Annual American Catalog, 1900-1909 (1907)
"O. c!., *$i.25 net. Ball, C: Backus, and Sherriff, HT A plumbing catechism; ...
8°, cl., *$2.75 net. Ball, Lew Anna. Natural reading: manual of instruction ..."
5. Forgotten Facts of Irish History by John Roche Ardill (1905)
"6s. net. BALL (F. ELRINGTON, MRIA) AND EVERARD HAMILTON. The Parish of Taney :
A History of Dundrum, Co. Dublin, and its neighbourhood. With view of Church. ..."
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