The name of numerous mechanical contrivances or devices, used in many trades and operations. Among… Billiards. A slang name for the supporting…

Billiards and Snooker. A support for the cue used when a ball is too far to reach comfortably. Cf. spider, n. 8b.

= spider-rest n. at spider, n. compounds 2a.

a billiard rest with legs of sufficient length to allow of its being placed over a ball without touching it.

In various elliptical uses (see sense compounds 2). A spider-rest.

Billiards, Snooker, and Pool. A stick with an attached frame at the end which is used to support a cue for a shot where hand bridging is awkward or…

= jigger, n.1 5g.