English Dictionary

gossima

名詞

不可算名詞

A precursor to table tennis, played with hard rubber balls.

日本語の意味

卓球の前身として、硬いゴム製のボールを用いて行われたスポーツ

At the museum, I watched an old demonstration of gossima, the precursor to table tennis played with hard rubber balls.

博物館で、私は硬質のゴム球を使って行われた卓球の前身の古い実演を見ました。

意味（1）

A precursor to table tennis, played with hard rubber balls.

Already we've seen early hallmarks of the twentieth century: colonial decay, cultural appropriation, and competing trademarks. Next up was the rise of the immigrant underclass. World War I shattered the gossima delusions of the aristocracy, and the Great Depression humbled the rest.