English

flash-ball

From the trademark Flash-ball, from flash + ball.

A compound of flash + ball

Middle English flasshen ‘to splash’

English flash

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to blow’

Proto-Germanic *balluz ‘round object’

Old English *beall

Middle English bal ‘a ball’

English ball

Today it means

noun A form of handgun that fires projectiles of rubber or similar material, used mainly by law enforcement officers for riot control.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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