A game or toy consisting of a wooden handle with a ball attached by string, where the player tries to catch the ball in a cup at the end of the handle.
From French 'bilboquet,' combining 'bilbo' (possibly from Bilbao, Spain, or from 'bille' meaning ball) + 'quet' (a diminutive suffix). The game became popular in France during the 16th century.
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