rounders
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊnd.ə(ɹ)z/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -aʊndə(ɹ)z
Etymology 1 edit
From round + -er + -s,[1] presumably for the circuit batters make around the field.
Noun edit
rounders (uncountable)
- (England, Ireland) A team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one batting side. It is similar to softball and baseball.
References edit
- ^ “rounder, n.2.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2011.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
rounders