English word football comes from English ball, English futtock
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ball | English (eng) | (anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.. (ballistics) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.. (cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.. (farriery, historical) A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.. (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the [...] |
| futtock | English (eng) | (nautical) Any of the curved timbers that form the ribs of a ship. |
| football | English (eng) | (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) rugby union. (Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, uncountable) rugby league.. (Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, uncountable) Australian rules football.. (Canada, uncountable) Canadian football: a game played on a played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide in which two teams of 12 players [...] |