medicine ball
noun
a large, solid, heavy, leather-covered ball, thrown from one person to another for exercise.
Origin of medicine ball
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby medicine ball
medicide,
medicinable,
medicinal,
medicinal leech,
medicine,
medicine ball,
medicine bow range,
medicine bow river,
medicine bundle,
medicine chest,
medicine dance
Example sentences from the Web for medicine ball
The medicine-ball still lay where it had rolled on the floor, the cushions of the sofa still bore the imprint of his body.
The Tower of Oblivion |Oliver OnionsIt was my little old Bishop, that I keeps the fat off from with the medicine-ball work.
Shorty McCabe |Sewell FordI've seen the way you stand up to Francis, and I'll eat—I'll eat the medicine-ball if you're not as plucky as anyone.
The White Feather |P. G. WodehouseThey caught the medicine-ball, which rolled an inch or two, tottered, and then fell with a soft dead thump to the floor.
The Tower of Oblivion |Oliver Onions
British Dictionary definitions for medicine ball
medicine ball
noun
a heavy ball used for physical training