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noun
A large, heavy sphere of leather, plastic or rubber etc. filled with sand or similar, and used for athletic training or physical rehabilitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
heavy ball used in physical training
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ball
History
Referring to its therapeutic use.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
