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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Etymol. uncertain.]

A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins.

[Written also

rouly-pouly

Noun.

[said to be roll and pool, or roll, ball and pool.]

A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins.

rolly-pooly ‎(uncountable)

(obsolete) A game in which the player attempts to roll a ball into a certain place.