| 释义 |
† portobello Obs.|pɔətəʊˈbɛləʊ|
[The capture of Portobello in South America in 1739 prob. gave rise to the name of the game.]
? A kind of game resembling billiards.
1777Howard Prisons Eng. 26 Gaming in various forms is very frequent: cards, dice, skittles, Missisippi and Portobello tables, billiards, fives, tennis, &c. Ibid. 198 One can scarcely ever enter the walls [of the King's Bench Prison] without seeing parties at skittles, missisippi, portobello, tennis, fives, &c. |