bow ball
English
noun
Definitions
- (rowing) A rubberized ball placed on the bow of the boat to protect others from collisions with the pointed end of the bow.
Etymology
Compound from English bow (arch) + English ball (testicle, round object).
Origin
English
ball
Gloss
testicle, round object
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Calvinball English
- Moneyball English
- Polandball English
- Q-ball English
- airball English
- backball English
- ball English
- ball player English
- ball-breaker English
- ball-buster English
- ball-goer English
- ball-like English
- ballache English
- ballbag English
- ballbusting English
- ballcap English
- ballclub English
- ballcock English
- ballcourt English
- baller English
- ballfield English
- ballgag English
- ballgoer English
- ballgown English
- ballhair English
- ballhandler English
- ballhandling English
- ballhawk English
- ballhead English
- balljoint English
- balljuice English
- ballkicker English
- ballless English
- balllike English
- ballmaker English
- ballpark English
- ballplaying English
- ballpoint English
- ballproof English
- ballrace English
- ballroom English
- ballsac English
- ballsack English
- ballstock English
- ballsucker English
- ballyard English
- bandyball English
- barebow English
- baseball English
- basketball English
- beachball English
- beanball English
- blackball English
- bladderball English
- blowball English
- bollock English
- bow English
- bow maker English
- bow window English
- bowable English
- bowbearer English
- bowbent English
- bowest English
- boweth English
- bowfin English
- bowfront English
- bowgrace English
- bowguard English
- bowhead English
- bowhunter English
- bowhunting English
- bowknot English
- bowleg English
- bowless English
- bowlike English
- bowmaking English
- bowman English
- bowmanship English
- bowpicker English
- bowrider English
- bowshot English
- bowsman English
- bowstave English
- bowstring English
- bowtie English
- bowwoman English
- bowyer English
- boxball English
- brainball English
- broomball English
- bucketball English
- bunnyball English
- butterball English
- buttonball English
- buxom English
- cabbageball English
- caneball English
- cannonball English
- carpetball English
- catchball English
- cheeseball English
- corkball English
- cornball English
- crossbow English
- crudball English
- cumball English
- curveball English
- deball English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball English
- doughball English
- downbow English
- dungball English
- dustball English
- earball English
- eggball English
- eight-ball English
- elbow English
- embow English
- eyeball English
- facebow English
- fieldball English
- fireball English
- fishball English
- fistball English
- flagball English
- flash-ball English
- floorball English
- fluffball English
- flutterball English
- flyball English
- football English
- footbow English
- forkball English
- fourball English
- freeball English
- fuckball English
- furball English
- fuzzball English
- ghostball English
- glitterball English
- glueball English
- goalball English
- goofball English
- greaseball English
- gumball English
- gyroball English
- hairball English
- hairbow English
- half-ball English
- handball English
- hardball English
- heelball English
- highball English
- hipball English
- hornball English
- horseball English
- hyperball English
- iceball English
- imbow English
- inkball English
- junkball English
- kickball English
- kittenball English
- knuckleball English
- korfball English
- lardball English
- laundry ball English
- lawyerball English
- longbow English
- matball English
- meatball English
- metaball English
- midbow English
- moonball English
- moonbow English
- moorball English
- mothball English
- motoball English
- mouthbow English
- mudball English
- multiball English
- murderball English
- mushball English
- muskball English
- myoball English
- nanoball English
- nerf ball English
- netball English
- niggerball English
- nonball English
- nutball English
- oddball English
- onballer English
- outbow English
- overbow English
- oxbow English
- paddleball English
- paintball English
- patball English
- physioball English
- pickleball English
- pinball English
- pithball English
- playball English
- preball English
- puffball English
- pukeball English
- punchball English
- pushball English
- racketball English
- racquetball English
- rainbow English
- rollerball English
- roofball English
- rootball English
- roundball English
- rubber ball blast grenade English
- saddle bow English
- saddlebow English
- sandball English
- screwball English
- scruffball English
- scuffball English
- scumball English
- shaft bow English
- shitball English
- shortbow English
- sinkerball English
- skittleball English
- slamball English
- sleazeball English
- slimeball English
- sloshball English
- slowball English
- slushball English
- smallball English
- smokeball English
- smut-ball English
- snotball English
- snowball English
- softball English
- sootball English
- sourball English
- speedball English
- spit-ball English
- spitball English
- sportsball English
- spray bow English
- stage ball English
- stickball English
- stinkball English
- stone bow English
- stonebow English
- stoopball English
- streetball English
- sunbow English
- superball English
- swingball English
- tape ball English
- tarball English
- tetherball English
- throwball English
- towball English
- townball English
- trackball English
- trackerball English
- trapball English
- tunnelball English
- turdball English
- typeball English
- unball English
- unbow English
- uniball English
- uniballer English
- upbow English
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- warbow English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- bola gato Portuguese
- ボウ Japanese
- ボール Japanese
- bal Middle English
- bowe Middle English
- บอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- โบ Thai
- ဘော Burmese
- 波霸 Chinese
- ibhola Zulu
- bightsome Scots
- *r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- ibhola Xhosa
- ibhola Swati
- bal Hausa
- 波霸 Cantonese
- bol Bislama
- bɔɔlɔ Akan
- bool Bwatoo
- bow
- ball
- unbow
- buxom
- elbow
- upbow
- imbow
- oxbow
- embow
- bowest
- unball
- baller
- bowyer
- sunbow
- bowleg
- deball
- bowman
- warbow
- Q-ball
- bowtie
- outbow
- midbow
- bowfin
- boweth
- barebow
- matball
- boxball
- inkball
- netball
- bowbent
- longbow
- bollock
- earball
- bowshot
- iceball
- cumball
- tarball
- patball
- myoball
- wogball
- towball
- overbow
- footbow
- pinball
- facebow
- flyball
- bowable
- oddball
- bowlike
- bowsman
- airball
- nutball
- ballcap
- downbow
- bowknot
- eyeball
- nonball
- gumball
- hipball
- ballsac
- ballgag
- bowhead
- furball
- uniball
- mudball
- bowless
- preball
- eggball
- ballbag
- rainbow
- moonbow
- hairbow
- pukeball
- fuzzball
- fourball
- bowgrace
- kickball
- onballer
- fuckball
- turdball
- ballroom
- shortbow
- hardball
- freeball
- fishball
- stonebow
- dustball
- flagball
- motoball
- gyroball
- nanoball
- baseball
- mouthbow
- glueball
- hornball
- rootball
- handball
- softball
- blowball
- ballrace
- slowball
- caneball
- forkball
- ballhair
- snowball
- slamball
- pushball
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- ballless
- woodball
- bowguard
- beanball
- ballclub
- snotball
- puffball
- heelball
- ballhead
- backball
- mushball
- sootball
- highball
- junkball
- scumball
- dirtball
- bowstave
- bowrider
- dungball
- ballyard
- sourball
- townball
- playball
- bowwoman
- moorball
- wallball
- metaball
- meatball
- bowfront
- ballgown
- ballsack
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- shitball
- ballcock
- crudball
- spitball
- ballgoer
- typeball
- ballpark
- crossbow
- muskball
- sandball
- fistball
- lardball
- trapball
- wireball
- hairball
- mothball
- roofball
- fireball
- korfball
- cornball
- balllike
- moonball
- screwball
- bowbearer
- paintball
- smut-ball
- bowstring
- tape ball
- bow maker
- Moneyball
- throwball
- bunnyball
- scuffball
- smallball
- ball-goer
- slimeball
- bowhunter
- balljoint
- bandyball
- stickball
- ballfield
- catchball
- stoopball
- spray bow
- horseball
- superball
- ballcourt
- speedball
- curveball
- doughball
- punchball
- wash-ball
- blackball
- brainball
- shaft bow
- broomball
- smokeball
- roundball
- bowpicker
- dodgeball
- stone bow
- hyperball
- swingball
- trackball
- woodsball
- ball-like
- ballmaker
- ballpoint
- balljuice
- half-ball
- spit-ball
- stinkball
- sloshball
- multiball
- ballstock
- slushball
- fieldball
- ballproof
- bowmaking
- saddlebow
- floorball
- ghostball
- nerf ball
- fluffball
- beachball
- uniballer
- buttonball
- Polandball
- greaseball
- bowmanship
- bow window
- murderball
- cannonball
- racketball
- lawyerball
- basketball
- carpetball
- ballsucker
- sportsball
- tetherball
- Calvinball
- sleazeball
- cheeseball
- kittenball
- sinkerball
- pickleball
- physioball
- volleyball
- stage ball
- eight-ball
- tunnelball
- bucketball
- saddle bow
- rollerball
- scruffball
- flash-ball
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- streetball
- butterball
- disco ball
- bowhunting
- niggerball
- glitterball
- skittleball
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- ballplaying
- bladderball
- trackerball
- ball-buster
- ball player
- racquetball
- flutterball
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- washing ball
- ball-breaker
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- rubber ball blast grenade