carpetball
English
noun
Definitions
- 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 troughs at each end of the table. The player who knocks down all five of the other player's balls first is the winner.
Etymology
Compound from English carpet + 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
- baseball English
- basketball English
- beachball English
- beanball English
- becarpet English
- blackball English
- bladderball English
- blowball English
- bollock English
- bow ball English
- boxball English
- brainball English
- broomball English
- bucketball English
- bunnyball English
- butterball English
- buttonball English
- cabbageball English
- caneball English
- cannonball English
- carpet English
- carpet shark English
- carpetable English
- carpetbag English
- carpetbeater English
- carpetlayer English
- carpetless English
- carpetlike English
- carpetmaker English
- carpetmaking English
- carpetmonger English
- carpetsweeper English
- carpetward English
- carpetway English
- catchball English
- cheeseball English
- corkball English
- cornball English
- crudball English
- cumball English
- curveball English
- deball English
- dirtball English
- disco ball English
- dodgeball English
- doughball English
- dungball English
- dustball English
- earball English
- eggball English
- eight-ball English
- eyeball English
- fieldball English
- fireball English
- fishball English
- fistball English
- flagball English
- flash-ball English
- floorball English
- fluffball English
- flutterball English
- flyball English
- football 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
- half-ball English
- handball English
- hardball English
- heelball English
- highball English
- hipball English
- hornball English
- horseball English
- hyperball English
- iceball English
- inkball English
- junkball English
- kickball English
- kittenball English
- knuckleball English
- korfball English
- lardball English
- laundry ball English
- lawyerball English
- matball English
- meatball English
- metaball English
- moonball English
- moorball English
- mothball English
- motoball English
- mudball English
- multiball English
- murderball English
- mushball English
- muskball English
- myoball English
- nanoball English
- nanocarpet English
- nerf ball English
- netball English
- niggerball English
- nonball English
- nutball English
- oddball English
- onballer English
- oriental carpet 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
- recarpet English
- rollerball English
- roofball English
- rootball English
- roundball English
- rubber ball blast grenade English
- sandball English
- screwball English
- scruffball English
- scuffball English
- scumball English
- shitball 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
- stage ball English
- stickball English
- stinkball English
- stoopball English
- streetball 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
- uniball English
- uniballer English
- volleyball English
- wallball English
- wash-ball English
- washing ball English
- wireball English
- wogball English
- woodball English
- woodsball English
- carpette French
- bola gato Portuguese
- カーペット Japanese
- ボール Japanese
- bal Middle English
- carpete Middle English
- carpite Old French
- บอล Thai
- ลูกบอล Thai
- karpet Cebuano
- ဘော Burmese
- 波霸 Chinese
- ibhola Zulu
- ikhaphethe Zulu
- *r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- ibhola Xhosa
- ibhola Swati
- bal Hausa
- 波霸 Cantonese
- bol Bislama
- bɔɔlɔ Akan
- bool Bwatoo
- ball
- carpet
- unball
- baller
- Q-ball
- deball
- eyeball
- matball
- boxball
- nonball
- gumball
- hipball
- ballsac
- inkball
- ballgag
- netball
- furball
- uniball
- bollock
- earball
- mudball
- iceball
- cumball
- tarball
- patball
- myoball
- preball
- wogball
- towball
- pinball
- flyball
- oddball
- eggball
- ballbag
- airball
- nutball
- ballcap
- mushball
- pukeball
- sootball
- recarpet
- fuzzball
- highball
- junkball
- fourball
- scumball
- kickball
- dirtball
- onballer
- dungball
- ballyard
- fuckball
- sourball
- turdball
- townball
- playball
- moorball
- ballroom
- wallball
- hardball
- metaball
- freeball
- bow ball
- meatball
- fishball
- dustball
- flagball
- motoball
- gyroball
- nanoball
- baseball
- ballgown
- ballsack
- glueball
- goofball
- ballhawk
- ballache
- hornball
- shitball
- rootball
- handball
- ballcock
- softball
- crudball
- blowball
- spitball
- ballrace
- ballgoer
- typeball
- ballpark
- slowball
- caneball
- forkball
- ballhair
- snowball
- muskball
- sandball
- slamball
- pushball
- fistball
- corkball
- football
- goalball
- pithball
- lardball
- trapball
- wireball
- hairball
- ballless
- mothball
- becarpet
- woodball
- roofball
- fireball
- beanball
- korfball
- cornball
- ballclub
- snotball
- balllike
- puffball
- heelball
- ballhead
- moonball
- backball
- screwball
- wash-ball
- blackball
- paintball
- brainball
- smut-ball
- tape ball
- broomball
- carpetway
- smokeball
- Moneyball
- throwball
- roundball
- bunnyball
- dodgeball
- scuffball
- smallball
- ball-goer
- hyperball
- slimeball
- swingball
- balljoint
- trackball
- bandyball
- woodsball
- ball-like
- ballmaker
- stickball
- ballfield
- ballpoint
- balljuice
- half-ball
- catchball
- stoopball
- horseball
- spit-ball
- stinkball
- sloshball
- multiball
- superball
- ballstock
- slushball
- fieldball
- ballproof
- floorball
- ghostball
- ballcourt
- nerf ball
- carpetbag
- fluffball
- speedball
- curveball
- doughball
- punchball
- beachball
- uniballer
- buttonball
- kittenball
- sinkerball
- Polandball
- greaseball
- pickleball
- physioball
- volleyball
- stage ball
- eight-ball
- murderball
- carpetable
- tunnelball
- cannonball
- racketball
- lawyerball
- basketball
- carpetless
- bucketball
- ballsucker
- carpetward
- carpetlike
- rollerball
- scruffball
- flash-ball
- nanocarpet
- sportsball
- paddleball
- ballkicker
- tetherball
- streetball
- Calvinball
- butterball
- disco ball
- sleazeball
- niggerball
- cheeseball
- glitterball
- ball-buster
- carpetmaker
- skittleball
- carpetlayer
- ball player
- racquetball
- flutterball
- ballbusting
- ballhandler
- ballplaying
- knuckleball
- cabbageball
- bladderball
- trackerball
- carpetmonger
- carpetmaking
- washing ball
- carpet shark
- ball-breaker
- carpetbeater
- ballhandling
- laundry ball
- carpetsweeper
- oriental carpet
- rubber ball blast grenade