carpetball

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Synonyms: carpetbag, carpetbags

Antonyms: carpetbag, carpetbags

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[game]], similar to [[pool]] and played with pool balls, played in a long, high-walled [[table]]. Each player gets five balls to arrange however they want at their end of the table, and they take turns trying to knock each other's balls into [[trough]]s at each end of the table. The player who knocks down all five of the other player's balls first is the winner.
2. {{lb|en|historical|countable}} A heavy ceramic or stone ball that was rolled along the floor in some games.

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