| 词汇 | handball |
| 词源 | handball. The name of this popular sport can be traced back to 15th-century England, but it originated in Ireland over four centuries earlier and was known as the game of fives for the five fingers of the hands used in it. Handball became popular in America in about 1882, when it is said to have been introduced by Irish immigrant Phil Casey in Brooklyn, New York. |
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