- stool-ball (n.)
[stool-ball 词源字典]
- outdoor game similar to cricket, in 16c. and 17c. generally played by women alone, late 15c., from stool (n.) + ball (n.1). "The 'stool' was the wicket ... perhaps it was originally an ordinary stool" [OED].[stool-ball etymology, stool-ball origin, 英语词源]