Wiktionary
ball-playing
a. (context sports English) (rfdef lang=en topic=sport)
Usage examples of "ball-playing".
Her brother wasand no doubt still isa prominent, pasty-faced, suspenders-and-painted-tie-wearing politician, mayor and booster of his ball-playing, Bible-reading, grain-handling home town.
Also, they coveted the ball-playing equipment of these people: their leather leggings, which protected their legs against the blows of the heavy ball: their rings, which were collars to protect their necks.