cup and ball
Tethered sphere game
Cup and ball is a traditional toy and game of skill consisting of a wooden cup attached by string to a small ball.
The player swings the ball upward and attempts to catch it in the cup: She finally landed the cup and ball after dozens of tries.
The toy dates back centuries and appears in various cultures under different names.
In anatomy, a cup-and-ball joint is a ball-and-socket joint allowing rotation in multiple directions.
- tossLight, casual throw
- catchSeize or snag
- kendamaJapanese ball-and-cup toy
- woodenMade from timber
- toyObject for amusement
skill · string · spike · hole · traditional · patience · hand-eye · coordination · game · victorian · trick · balance · steady hand · focus · swing · cradle · gravity · knees
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- traditional gameslacrosse, stickball, shinny, snow snake, hand game
- playground gamestag, hide and seek, hopscotch, freeze, capture the flag
- hand gamesrock paper scissors, cat's cradle, thumb war, thumb wrestling, patty cake
cup and ballchess
Strategic board game
video game · role-playing game · team sport · board game · escape room
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