Hypertext Webster Gateway: "handball"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Handball \Hand"ball`\, n.
1. A ball for throwing or using with the hand.
2. A game played with such a ball, as by players striking it
to and fro between them with the hands, or alternately
against a wall, until one side or the other fails to
return the ball.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
handball
n 1: a small rubber ball used in the game of handball
2: a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by
two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their
hands
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