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Softball vs Stoolball - What's the difference?

softball | stoolball |

As nouns the difference between softball and stoolball

is that softball is a game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand while stoolball is an old english sport resembling cricket.

softball

English

Noun

(wikipedia softball) (en noun)
  • A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
  • (by analogy) A question designed to be easy to answer.
  • The ball used to play the sport.

    • Synonyms

    * diamond ball * indoor baseball * kitten ball * mush ball * pumpkin ball * town ball

    See also

    * baseball * rounders

    stoolball

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia stoolball)
  • An old English sport resembling cricket.
    • Nausicaa / With other virgins did at stoolball play. — Chapman.
    (Webster 1913)