boxball

[ boks-bawl ]

noun

1. a game played between two players on two adjoining squares or sections of a sidewalk or a playground, in which a ball is hit back and forth between the players, each defending a square, the object being to prevent a fair ball from bouncing twice before hitting it back into the opponent's square.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boxball¹

box ¹ + ball ¹

Example Sentences

Even a small space could be enough for boxball - like baseball, minus the outfield.

From Washington Times

Rob Weiss, who lives in Mount Laurel now but grew up in Logan, described hours-long games of boxball or wallball, interrupted only by cars driving through or by the occasional cranky neighbor, irritated by the repeated thunk of ball against brick.

From Washington Times

That was until the police picked up his friend in the middle of a boxball game - something about attitude - then detained Weiss for laughing at the sight of him in the police car.

From Washington Times

To Zakroff, his block of Georgian Road in West Oak Lane was the world’s greatest playground - the pavement a concrete boxball court, a neighbor’s wall home to a variation on handball.

From Washington Times

We used to play boxball and dodgeball on East 127th all the time, even though I lived on the West Side.

From Literature