(a) In billiards: the red ball which is placed on the mark (but it is doubtful whether this sense has ever been practically in English use). (b)…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > varieties of game (14) carambole1775 (a) In billiards: the red ball which is placed on the mark (but it is doubtful whether this sense has ever been practically in English use). (b)… portobello1777 A kind of game, perhaps similar to billiards or bagatelle. carambole game1807 = sense 1(b). go-back game1839 Billiards. Designating a type of handicap game in which the stronger player's score is reset to zero after a miss, or after an opponent scores… pyramid1850 Billiards. A game in which a number of red balls (typically fifteen) are arranged in a triangle on a billiard table and players take turns to try… pin pool1864 a game resembling billiards, played with three balls and five small pins; (also) any of various related games. shell-out1866 (See quot. 1884.) pocket billiards1871 North American. Any of various types of pool (pool, n.3 2). pocket pool1877 (a) = pocket billiards, n. 1 (b) slang = pocket billiards, n. 2 (chiefly in to play pocket pool). snooker('s) pool1889 A game, played with balls on a billiard table, combining pool and pyramids. Also snooker('s) pool. puff billiards1897 a game resembling billiards, in which players propel a ball across the surface of a table with puffs of air. kelly1898 (With capital initial.) A type of pool (pool, n.3 2) using fifteen balls (see quot. 1934). In full, Kelly pool. U.S. slosh1938 A game played on a billiard table with six coloured balls and one white, with which each player tries to pocket the coloured balls in a certain order. bar billiards1966 a variation of billiards popular in bars and public houses, in which points are scored by striking the object balls into holes in the table, and… |
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