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bully.

bully (way of resuming the game with a standoff between two opposing players who repeatedly hit each other's sticks, then try to gain possession of the ball)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbu.li/
  1. bully (way of resuming the game with a standoff between two opposing players who repeatedly hit each other's sticks, then try to gain possession of the ball)

    masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English bully, itself a derivation of Dutch boel (“lover; brother”).

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