Examples of punchball

• He had a punchball installed in his garage.

• He damaged his wrist hitting a punchball.

• They practised with dumbbells and a punchball.

• My great fear is that, if we do not become part of the single currency zone, the pound will be forever a punchball currency.

• The risk is of ours becoming a punchball currency at the mercy of the markets in relation to our domestic market of 60 million people.

• Every year, child benefit comes up rather like a punchball, but we are lucky if child benefit is raised.