With singular agreement. A game played with small solid ivory balls on a rectangular table having a smooth cloth-covered horizontal surface, the…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] (178) billiards1591 With singular agreement. A game played with small solid ivory balls on a rectangular table having a smooth cloth-covered horizontal surface, the… pool1797 Any of various types of billiards for two or more players; spec. †(a) a game in which each player uses a cue ball of a distinctive colour to pocket… snooker1889 A game, played with balls on a billiard table, combining pool and pyramids. Also snooker('s) pool. pill1896 slang. A ball used in a sport or game; (in plural) a game played with balls, spec. billiards. nine-ball1915 = pool, n.3 2(d); (also) the black ball, numbered nine, in this variety of pool; cf. eight ball, n. a. Subcategories:— varieties of game (14) — playing (2) — player (7) — turn or series of strokes (3) — direction given to ball (2) — motion of ball (5) — positions of balls (7) — actions or types of play (57) — score (2) — place for play (6) — table (27) — ball (21) — cue (10) — rest (8) — wooden frame used for setting up balls (2) |
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