NEWCOMB


Meaning of NEWCOMB in English

ˈn(y)ükəm noun

also newcomb ball

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized N

Etymology: probably from the name Newcomb

: a game resembling volleyball in which a ball is thrown back and forth across a net by the opposing players by whom it has been caught

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