typeball

English

noun

Definitions

A ball in a typewriter or early printer that bears the physical characters on its surface and is moved mechanically in order to print them onto the page.

Etymology

Compound from English type + 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
aftertype English
agrotype English
airball English
anthotype English
apotype English
autotype 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
biotype 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
carpetball English
catchball English
cerebrotype English
cheeseball English
chronotype English
coenotype English
colourtype English
corkball English
cornball English
cotype English
countertype English
crudball English
cumball English
curveball English
cybertype English
deball English
dirtball English
disco ball English
ditype English
dodgeball English
doughball English
dungball English
dustball English
earball English
ecotype English
eggball English
eight-ball English
electrotype English
endotype English
envirotype English
exotype English
eyeball English
featuretype English
fieldball English
filetype English
fireball English
fishball English
fistball English
flagball English
flash-ball English
floorball English
fluffball English
flutterball English
flyball English
football English
foretype English
forkball English
fourball English
freeball English
fuckball English
furball English
fuzzball English
genomotype English
genotype English
ghostball English
gliotype English
glitterball English
glueball English
glycotype 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
histotype English
hornball English
horseball English
hyperball English
hypotype English
iceball English
idiotype English
immunotype English
inkball English
intertype English
isotype English
junkball English
kickball English
kintype English
kittenball English
knuckleball English
korfball English
lardball English
laundry ball English
lawyerball English
linotype English
logotype English
matball English
meatball English
metaball English
mistype English
monotype English
moonball English
moorball English
mothball English
motoball English
mudball English
multiball English
multitype English
murderball English
mushball English
muskball English
myoball English
nanoball English
neotype English
nerf ball English
netball English
neurotype English
niggerball English
nonball English
nucleotype English
nutball English
oddball English
odortype English
oligotype English
ombrotype English
onballer English
oncotype English
overtype English
oxotype English
paddleball English
paintball English
palaeotype English
paratopotype English
paratype English
patball English
pedotype English
phototype English
phylotype English
physioball English
physiotype English
pickleball English
pinball English
pithball English
plastotype English
playball English
pneumotype English
polytype English
polytypism English
preball English
pretype English
pseudo-type English
pseudotype English
puffball English
pukeball English
pulsotype English
punchball English
pushball English
racketball English
racquetball English
retype 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
sociotype English
softball English
somatotype English
sootball English
sourball English
speedball English
spit-ball English
spitball English
spoligotype English
sportsball English
stage ball English
stannotype English
stickball English
stinkball English
stoopball English
stratotype English
streetball English
subtype English
superball English
supertype English
swingball English
talbotype English
tape ball English
taphotype English
tarball English
tectotype English
teletype English
tetherball English
theriotype English
throwball English
tintype English
towball English
townball English
trackball English
trackerball English
trapball English
tunnelball English
turdball English
typal English
type English
type safety English
type site English
typeability English
typeable English
typeahead English
typebar English
typecase English
typecast English
typechecker English
typechecking English
typecutter English
typeface English
typefounding English
typeful English
typehead English
typeholder English
typeless English
typeover English
typer English
typescale English
typescript English
typeset English
typesetter English
typestate English
typester English
typestyle English
typewheel English
typewriter English
typewriting English
typewritten English
typification English
typogram English
typograph English
typology English
typonym English
typy English
unball English
uniball English
uniballer English
untype English
ur-type English
volleyball English
wallball English
wash-ball English
washing ball English
wireball English
wogball English
woodball English
woodsball English
xenotype English
zootype English
zymotype English
typen Dutch, Flemish
tipear Spanish, Castilian
*(s)tewp- Proto-Indo-European
bola gato Portuguese
*dupjaną Proto-Germanic
タイプ Japanese
ボール Japanese
bal Middle English
type Middle English
tajpi Esperanto
บอล Thai
ลูกบอล Thai
teipio Welsh
taidhp Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
ဘော Burmese
波霸 Chinese
타입 Korean
ibhola Zulu
*r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
ibhola Xhosa
taipim Tok Pisin
ibhola Swati
bal Hausa
波霸 Cantonese
bol Bislama
bɔɔlɔ Akan
bool Bwatoo