Foosball Definition
fo͝osbôl
noun
A soccer-like game played on a special rectangular table containing a series of parallel rods to which are attached paddles typically in the shape of miniature soccer players: the rods are turned in an attempt to strike the ball into a goal.
Webster's New World
Origin of Foosball
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Originally an American trademark from German Fussball soccer (translation of British English football soccer) Fuss foot (from Middle High German vuoz) (from Old High German fuoz ped- in Indo-European roots) Ball ball (from Middle High German bal) (from Old High German bhel-2 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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