bocce ball

noun

variants or less commonly bocci ball or boccie ball
1
: bocce
2
plural bocce balls also bocci balls or boccie balls : a ball (as of wood or thermosetting resin) used in the game of bocce

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Consider bringing a football, flying disc, bocce ball set or a Wiffle ball and bat. Bestreviews, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024 And don't worry if pickleball isn't your jam because Electric Pickle will also have bocce ball courts, golf simulators, ping-pong tables and cornhole in addition to nine state-of-the-art pickleball courts. Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bocce ball was in 1903

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“Bocce ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bocce%20ball. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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