noun
Meaning 1
baseball
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
Examples
- 1823, National Advocate, April 25, 1823. p. 2, col. 4. I was last Saturday much pleased in witnessing a company of active young men playing the manly and athletic game of “base ball” at the Retreat in Broadway (Jones’)
- 1823, New-York Gazette & General Advertiser, Apr. 25, 1823, p. 2, col. 2. We have received a communication in favor of the manly exercise of base ball;
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided