1. spitball - Noun
2. spitball - Verb
Paper chewed, and rolled into a ball, to be thrown as a missile.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball. Casey Stengel
An American League proposal to legalize the spitball fails. Source: Internet
Finally, their grudge for each other erupted over a thrown Spitball. Source: Internet
The incident is recounted by Gillespie, along with fellow Calloway band members Milt Hinton and Jonah Jones, in Jean Bach's 1997 film, The Spitball Story. Source: Internet
Given that all of this happened before 1920, when the spitball was officially banned, said spit would often be — you guessed it — tobacco spit. Source: Internet
I wonder if it also had something to do with the Majors having outlawed the spitball after the 1920 season due in part to the death of Cleveland’s Ray Chapman who died after being struck in the head with a pitch. Source: Internet