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punchball
(redirected from punching bag)

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punchball
1. a stuffed or inflated ball, supported by a flexible rod, that is punched for exercise, esp boxing training
2. US a game resembling baseball in which a light ball is struck with the fist


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[I]f one had any doubts that budget politics have gone through the looking glass," the article noted, "just guess which former GOP punching bag would get the largest funding increase in 20 years under the Bush budget: the National Endowment for the Arts.
 
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