/ ˈkɔːfbɔːl; NAmE ˈkɔːrf-/ noun
[ U ] a game similar to basketball , played by two teams of eight players, four men and four women
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from Dutch korfbal , from korf basket + bal ball.
/ ˈkɔːfbɔːl; NAmE ˈkɔːrf-/ noun
[ U ] a game similar to basketball , played by two teams of eight players, four men and four women
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from Dutch korfbal , from korf basket + bal ball.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005