English Explanatory Dictionary

cambuca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A 12th-century English game somewhat similar to golf in that it was played with a wooden ball similar to a golf ball.
  2. A curved stick used to strike the ball in the game of pall mall.
  3. A pastoral staff.

Word forms

cambuca cambuta cambutta

Etymology

From Middle English camboke, from Late Latin cambuca (“hooked rod or stick”) referring to the 'club' used to play the game. Compare cammock.

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