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blackball (v.)
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also
black-ball
, "to exclude from a club by adverse votes," 1770, from
black
(adj.) +
ball
(n.1). Black balls of wood or ivory dropped into an urn during secret ballots.
[blackball etymology, blackball origin, 英语词源]
[blackball 词源字典]