Traditional children's toy.
1The boys, by playing a cup-and-ball game, help, too, to hasten its return.
2Octagonal cupolas supported on thick, sloping bases involuntarily remind one of the cup-and-ball game.
3The cup-and-ball design of turned legs with curved stretchers was used for chairs, settees, tables, cabinets.
4On the contrary, when the sun is moving northward in the spring, they play the game of cup-and-ball to hasten his return.
Translations for cup-and-ball