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cambuca
noun 3
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3ADJ.
applied
VERB + CAMBUCA
game, name
CAMBUCA + NOUN
opinion
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noun
1
A 12th-century English game somewhat similar to golf in that it was played with a wooden ball similar to a golf ball.
GOLF. - there are many games played with the ball that require the assistance of a club or bat[…]In the reign of Edward III. the Latin name cambuca was applied to the pastime[…].
Though golf as it has been played, from time immemorial in Scotland, is more closely allied to the French game jeu de mail, and the Roman game cambuca, an opinion has been long held by writers on the subject that we owe golf to Holland[…].
2
A curved stick used to strike the ball in the game of pall mall.
3
A pastoral staff.
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GOLF. - there are many games played with the ball that require the assistance of a club or bat[…]In the reign of Edward III. the Latin name cambuca was applied to the pastime[…].
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Though golf as it has been played, from time immemorial in Scotland, is more closely allied to the French game jeu de mail, and the Roman game cambuca, an opinion has been long held by writers on the
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[…] there were actually several golf-like games played from the mid-13ᵗʰ Century onwards. One of these games was pell mell, the forerunner of modern croquet, which involved hitting the ball back and f
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