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a large, solid, heavy, leather-covered ball, thrown from one person to another for exercise.[1890-95]
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medicine ball — med′icine ball n. spo a solid, heavy, leather covered ball tossed for exercise • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
medicine ball — noun Date: 1895 a heavy stuffed leather covered ball used for conditioning exercises … New Collegiate Dictionary
medicine ball — noun a large, heavy solid ball thrown and caught for exercise … English new terms dictionary
