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Definition of ball-money in English: ball-money(also ba'-money) noun English Regional, Scottish, Northern Money traditionally donated by a newly married couple to their fellow parishioners, apparently often used to buy a football.
OriginLate 17th century; earliest use found in Elisha Coles. Definition of ball-money in US English: ball-money(also ba'-money) noun English Regional, Scottish, Northern Money traditionally donated by a newly married couple to their fellow parishioners, apparently often used to buy a football.
OriginLate 17th century; earliest use found in Elisha Coles. |